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Insolvency Disputes

Lavelle Partners are recognised as one of Ireland’s leading contentious insolvency law firms, as reflected by the number of landmark insolvency cases in which the firm continues to act.

Our Restructuring & Insolvency team is headed up by Managing Partner, Michael Lavelle, a leading insolvency expert for over 35 years. 

Insolvency occurs when a company is unable to cover their debts due to lack of funds and is placed in receivership, liquidation or examinership.

Our Insolvency Disputes Expertise

Our renowned insolvency expertise means we are best placed to advise and represent parties to contentious insolvency disputes and litigation. We advise receivers, liquidators and examiners, as well as insolvent companies, their creditors and their directors or shareholders.

The range of insolvency services we provide includes:

  • Acting for liquidators in litigation on behalf of insolvent companies.

  • Acting for examiners before the High Court during the course of examinerships.

  • Petitioning the High Court on behalf of creditors to place insolvent companies in liquidation or examinership.

  • Placing companies in voluntary liquidation and holding the required creditors meeting.

  • Representing the interests of creditors of companies in examinership before the High Court & Circuit Court.

We have assisted in many cases of complex insolvency disputes and litigation, providing advice to liquidators, examiners, banks, lending institutions, company shareholders, directors,  creditors, regulators and other stakeholders. 

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Why Choose Lavelle Partners for Insolvency Disputes?

  • Lavelle Partners are recognised as one of Ireland’s leading insolvency practices, headed up by insolvency expert Michael Lavelle.

  • We have a wealth of experience in advising on insolvency matters, including banking & investment disputes, commercial disputes, defamation, insolvency disputes, professional negligence and shareholder disputes.

  • We are equally well-versed in alternative dispute resolution methods, including arbitration and mediation, as well as court litigation.

  • Our solicitors are pro-active, pragmatic and provide clear legal advice. In managing any dispute, we assess your situation objectively and provide an optimal strategy to progress your case.

  • As a full-service law firm, client's benefit from our multi-disciplinary offering and our specialist legal expertise across a number of practice areas including Employment, Professional Negligence and Restructuring & Insolvency.

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For expert legal advice regarding Insolvency Disputes, contact us on +353 1 644 5800 or email law@lavellepartners.ie.

What Our Clients Say

“Lavelle Partners’ Dispute Resolution team provide solution focused, commercial and pragmatic advice to guide their clients through litigation. Their focus is on achieving the best possible outcome at each stage of the process. The team get to know their clients closely and bring a fresh approach, which aims to align any litigation strategy which is devised to the client’s business requirements.”

The Legal 500, 2023

“Lavelle Partners have an outstanding dispute resolution team. They are singularly focussed in getting the best results for their clients.”

The Legal 500, 2023

"Highly experienced Dispute Resolution team, always available to offer counsel and advice, or just listen as the scenario demands. Really felt like the team were invested in our case and we were treated with empathy and respect throughout"

The Legal 500, 2023

‘Ciaran Leavy stands out as an excellent lawyer who always seems to find a solution no matter what the problem is.’

The Legal 500, 2022

‘Ciarán Leavy gains excellent insight into the matter and is excellent at correspondence such that it gets the point across to the other side and can narrow the issues at hand or move the process forward.’

The Legal 500, 2022

“Ciarán is an excellent lawyer. He has in-depth knowledge which he deploys astutely for his clients. Ciarán is extremely professional, responsive and pleasant to work with. He ensures that he identifies the clients’ objectives and issues which arise from the outset and then successfully guides clients through litigation to ensure a positive outcome is reached at the earliest possible juncture.”

IFLR1000, 2023

“Ciarán Leavy’s legal expertise as a commercial litigator is second to none and he has always been extremely professional, responsive and pleasant to deal with. He has advised us on a very bespoke matter recently and he was exceptionally comfortable with this. Ciarán is always true to his word in relation to deadlines and can really be depended upon by our company to deliver. Ciarán really makes it his business to understand how we operate our business and in turn provides top class commercially focused advice. Ciarán is very down to earth also and can explain a complex topic in a very easy to understand way. We would highly recommend Ciarán and his team.”

The Legal 500, 2023

“Ciarán Leavy is a rising star, has great instincts and experience. He identifies and deploys winning strategies from the outset of litigation and ensures his clients conclude any proceedings with the best possible outcome.”

The Legal 500, 2023

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