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RDJ LLP has extensive experience in representing financial institutions in connection with borrower default and in advising companies in financial distress. Its broad client base encompasses financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, companies, directors and creditors. The firm has background in both domestic and cross border insolvencies and restructurings. It has remained active in examinerships and liquidations, along with SCARPs. Ashling Walsh heads the insolvency and corporate restructuring team, and has a background in advising financial institutions on debt settlement arrangements, bankruptcy arrangements and enforcement actions. Darryl Broderick and Michael Quinlan are also key partners.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘RDJ's insolvency and restructuring practice brings a thoughtful and energetic approach to its work, providing a first class engagement for clients that remains true to their needs.’

  • ‘Partner Ashling Walsh is a stand-out practitioner, who has a thorough understanding of the law, a gift for management and logistics, and a willingness to roll up her sleeves and get thoroughly involved in the complex cases. She is unafraid to challenge other views (with diplomacy), and plays a very full role in contentious matters, engaging deeply with counsel to bring about the best outcome possible for her client. ’

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Key clients

  • Silver Dairy Ventures
  • Beechbrook Capital and Deloitte
  • Structural Steelwork
  • George Maloney/RSM
  • Pepper Finance Corporation DAC
  • National Asset Management Agency
  • Azets Ireland
  • Kirby Healy
  • EY and Pepper Finance Corporation
  • Irish Bank Resolution Corporation
  • Damien Murran/Julian Moroney, Teneo
  • Kieran Wallace, Interpath

Work highlights

  • Advised Mainline Power on an application to appoint an examiner to its renewable energy business including dealing with stiff opposition from a large creditor.
  • Advised the joint receivers on the receivership of a hotel and pub premises in Co Wicklow.
  • Acted for Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) and Deloitte in relation to defending High Court injunctive and plenary proceedings together with an appeal of the injunctive proceedings to the Court of Appeal issued by one of its borrowers with respect to restraining a receiver appointed by Pepper from selling agricultural lands secured to Pepper.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ashling Walsh

Other key lawyers

Darryl Broderick, Michael Quinlan