Insolvency and corporate restructuring

Matheson LLP

Matheson LLP is a significant force in contentious and non-contentious corporate restructuring and insolvency. The firm is close to a number of key insolvency practitioners, along with major creditors, investment funds and distressed investors. It has continued to represent clients in headline examinerships, liquidations and out of court rescue processes; this includes acting for an ad hoc committee of holders of guaranteed unsecured notes in connection with the Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 proceedings and subsequent examinership. Tony O’Grady is at the pinnacle of the market, with Brendan Colgan and Julie Murphy-O’Connor also having excellent reputations. Kevin Gahan has a blossoming reputation and is very much amongst the team’s ‘stand out performers’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Very experienced team. Large practice depth to call upon.’
‘Kevin Gahan, Tony O'Grady and Brendan Colgan - all standout performers.’
‘Matheson has what appears to me to be the largest and best international legal practice in Ireland, it therefore has some of the best lawyers and great depth and size to its practice.’
‘Tony O'Grady, Julie Murphy O'Connor, Brendan Colgan and Kevin Gahan are stand out insolvency and litigation partners who are very clued in, reliable and knowledgeable. They have an ability to cut through complexity and achieve good outcomes.’
‘Excellent, very commercial, pragmatic and bring solutions to the table.’
‘Brendan Colgan is a leading insolvency lawyer in the Irish market, always available to advise on tricky situations with commercially minded solutions.’

Key clients

PWC
EY
KPMG
Deloitte
Grant Thornton
BDO
Kroll
Mazars
(Azets Ireland) Baker Tilly
RSM
Evelyn Partners
Russell Brennan Keane
McStay Luby
Goldman Sachs
CarVal Investors
Oaktree
Bank of Ireland
AIB
KBC Bank Ireland
Interpath Advisory
Teneo

Work highlights

Advised an ad hoc committee of holders of guaranteed unsecured notes in respect of the Mallinckrodt chapter 11 and subsequent examinership.
Advised Vevan Unlimited Company on its successful shareholder-led petition to appoint Kieran Wallace of Interpath Advisory as examiner to Barryroe Offshore Energy plc.
Advised Shane McCarthy of KPMG as examiner of the Silverpail Group.

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