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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