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Cleaver Fulton Rankin

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Areas of expertise for Cleaver Fulton Rankin‘s multidisciplinary team include contentious and non-contentious insolvencies, corporate and financial restructuring, and distressed loan sales and purchases. Insolvency specialist Jeanette Donohoe leads the team, and is praised by clients for her ’proactive commercial approach.‘ Donohoe is supported by Stephen Cross, who is dual qualified in both Northern Ireland and England and Wales, as well as associate director Maria McNally, whose practice includes both personal and corporate insolvency matters.

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Testimonials

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  • 'This team is very responsive and commercial as well as being on top of their practice area. They are our go-to lawyers in NI.'
  • 'Jeannette Donohoe leads the practice and is very experienced. Her proactive commercial approach is valued by us. She is solution-driven.'
  • 'CFR enjoys a justifiable reputation for attention to detail and efficiency in speedily addressing litigation requirements and demands of the court.'
  • 'CFR has a team of experienced and commercial solicitors who are a pleasure to work with.'
  • 'Jeanette Donohoe (Partner) and Maria McNally (Associate Director) are exceptional solicitors. In addition to their extensive legal knowledge, they demonstrate a commercial attitude to the issues they are asked to consider.'

Key clients

  • Apex Group Fiduciary Services Limited
  • Baker Tilly Mooney Moore
  • McCambridge Duffy
  • HNH Group
  • Danske Bank
  • HSBC Bank Plc
  • BDO Northern Ireland
  • Invest NI
  • Ipsum Capital (GB) Limited
  • Department for Economy for Northern Ireland

Work highlights

  • Advising Ipsum Capital (GB) Limited in respect of the purchase of a loan portfolio from Santander PLC in a value of £15m.
  • Advising the Department for the Economy on the scheme of arrangement made in respect of the Presbyterian Mutual Society pursuant to the Presbyterian Mutual Society Scheme Regulations 2011.
  • Advising Intermediate Capital Group in respect of the enforcement options for facilities advanced to a well-known very large Company in NI which owns various shopping centres and other commercial premises in NI, England and Scotland.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Jeanette Donohoe

Jeanette Donohoe

Cleaver Fulton Rankin

Jeanette is a Director and Head of the Dispute Resolution department at Cleaver Fulton Rankin. She also leads the firm's Business Restructuring & Insolvency team. Jeanette specialises in providing advice in all areas of insolvency, corporate recovery, banking litigation and enforcement of security acting on behalf of banks and lending institutions, supervisors, fixed charge receivers, administrators, receivers, liquidators and trustees in contentious and non-contentious matters. She also has a specialism in administering the disposal of properties which arise from all areas of insolvency. Jeanette’s clients include HSBC Bank PLC, Ulster Bank Limited, Bank of Ireland (UK) Plc, Invest NI, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, BDO, Grant Thornton, McCambridge Duffy LLP, PKF-FPM, HNH Group, Keenan CF and Cavanagh Kelly. Jeanette has published several articles on a variety of legal issues in the local press including the Belfast Telegraph, the Irish News and Ambition Magazine.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeanette Donohoe

Other key lawyers

Stephen Cross, Maria McNally