Fieldfisher has a dedicated insolvency and restructuring practice that frequently acts for insolvency practitioners in liquidations, receiverships and examinerships. It is also on the panel of legal advisers for the Insolvency Service of Ireland. The Dublin team is closely linked to domestic insolvencies and cross-border engagements. Mark Woodcock leads the team and has a long history in the area.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Mark Woodcock: very responsive and a very good negotiator.’
‘A very competent team which has benefited significantly from its incorporation into Fieldfisher.’
Key clients
- Official Assignee as part of the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI)
- BBL Brockdorff & Partner
Work highlights
- Instructed by Justus von Buchwaldt of BBL Brockdorff & Partner in his capacity as German Insolvency Practitioner appointed over a large multi-jurisdictional international property investment company in relation to creditor's claims in excess of €500 million and purported security held by Irish entities, which are also in liquidation.
- Instructed by James Anderson of Deloitte Ireland as appointed receiver in defending multiple injunctive applications and plenary proceedings challenging the validity of security and his appointment as receiver and asserting claims for adverse possession.