Willie specialises in insolvency and corporate recovery/restructuring, both formal and informal. He has been involved in most of the high profile insolvencies in Ireland in recent years advising insolvency practitioners from the "Big Four" accountancy practices as well as specialist insolvency firms. He advises banks on their rights and options both in formal proceedings and restructuring projects. Willie's practice also involves advising on shareholder disputes and advising directors of companies suffering financial difficulty on their options, duties and potential liabilities. Willie is also involved in the prosecution and defence of claims arising in and independently of his insolvency practice. | Practice Areas |
Willie had worked in insolvency and restructuring since 1989 working on cases such as Goodman International, MED Transport Company Limited and Tara TV. More recent assignments include:
- Advising Bank of America in petitioning for the appointment of a provisional liquidator and liquidator to Eurofood IFSC Limited and advising Bank of America on its rights in the liquidation
- Advising International Securities Trading Corporation plc in relation to the petitioning for the appointment of an interim examiner and examiner and the successful examinership process
- Advising Structured Credit Company in relation to the removal of a provisional liquidator, the petitioning for the appointment of an examiner and the successful examinership process
- Advising Deloitte on the conduct of the examinership of the Sasha retail chain
- Advising PricewaterhouseCoopers on the conduct of the examinership, receivership and liquidation of the Dunne Hotel Group
Education
- BCL, 1986, University College, Dublin
Professional
- Admitted as a solicitor, 1992
Memberships
- Chairman of the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners
- Insol Europe
- R3
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