A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP fields a ‘commercial, practical, responsive and flexible’ team with expertise in both contentious and non-contentious insolvencies. The group has experience in complex and high-stakes matters, including those with multijurisdictional elements. Team lead Sam Corbett specialises in insolvency and restructuring work, and financial services litigation. Former co-lead and Belfast office head Michael Neill remains a core team member, and covers all aspects of corporate restructuring and business recovery work. Senior associate Ross Kane, whose practice includes advising on security enforcement and restructuring transactions, has over 16 years’ experience in the practice area. Other prominent names include senior associate Tanya Surgeon and associate Dean Barr.

Arthur Cox Belfast‘s team is experienced acting for directors, creditors, lenders and insolvency practitioners. Areas of expertise include debt recovery, corporate restructuring, and cross border insolvency. Stuart Mansfield, who leads the team, specialises in advising lenders and creditors on restructurings and insolvencies. Colm McElroy covers a broad range of refinancing and corporate insolvency matters, with a specialism in the management of non-performing loan portfolios.

Carson McDowell‘s team acts on a broad range of restructuring and insolvency matters for prominent domestic and international clients. The group also handles contentious insolvencies, financial litigation, and asset recovery matters. Team lead Darren Toombs has experience acting for liquidators, trustees in bankruptcy and administrators on recovery matters, and has expertise in financial litigation. Sinead McGrath advises clients on all aspects of solvent and insolvent restructuring.

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.

TLT caters to local and national lenders, insolvency practitioners, directors and companies, with expertise in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency. Team lead Jason Byrne covers all aspects of both personal and corporate insolvencies, and is praised by clients for his ‘exceptional knowledge of the various insolvency procedures and legislation.’ Managing associate Christina Lishman joined from O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors in November 2022, and brings particular expertise in the construction sector.

Mills Selig's restructuring and insolvency group specialises in acting for insolvency practitioners. The team additionally advises accountants, businesses, and private individuals in respect of all matters relating to insolvency. Team lead Richard Craig is regularly before the high court in insolvency proceedings, and is praised for his 'sound knowledge and judgment.' Former team lead John Kearns remains active, and contributes expertise in restructuring matters.

MKB Law advises insolvency practitioners on the full range of corporate and personal insolvency issues. Department head David McAlinden has more than 20 years' experience in the practice area, and previously led a specialist insolvency practice, until its merging with the firm in 2016. Associate solicitor Ruairi Maguire is a key name for debt recovery, litigation and insolvency.

Tughans' dedicated restructuring and insolvency practice advises clients on the full range of matters, with experience acting across the Republic of Ireland and England and Wales. The group is led by senior partner Toby McMurray, an experienced practitioner praised for his 'efficiency and transparency'. Core team members include director Ellen Forester and Julie Huddleston, who joined from DWF in February 2022.

Davidson McDonnell Solicitors covers both corporate and personal insolvency, and offers recovery strategy support to lenders. Team lead Barbara Creed, who joined from A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP in 2021, is dual qualified in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. Associate Elise Quigley is a name to note. Senior solicitor Shane McVeigh joined from Carson McDowell in May 2023.

DWF's Belfast team was strengthened in 2022 by a double hire from Carson McDowell including director Orla Hanna, who now heads up the finance and restructuring team. She works alongside commercial disputes specialist Mark Taggart  and banking and corporate partner James Morrison. The team works with adminstrators and trustees, and regularly handles litigation and recoveries, routinely operating as part of a wider UK offering.

Elliott Duffy Garrett fields a multidisciplinary team with experience in bankruptcy, receivership, administration and liquidation. The department is jointly led by ‘meticulous’ practitioner Christopher Duffy, and Kevin McVeigh, whose speciality is non-contentious matters. Consultant Michael Wilson is a licensed insolvency practitioner.