Experience

Simon specialises in corporate restructuring and insolvency matters. He advises all stakeholders including insolvency practitioners, companies, directors, financial institutions and other creditors. He is also experienced in both contentious and non-contentious corporate recovery and turnaround matters and related commercial litigation.

Key highlights include advising:

  • The objecting party in the first objection to a rescue plan brought following enactment of the SCARP legislation.
  • The secured lender in the successful creditor-led petition for the appointment of an examiner to the Cara Pharmacy Group.
  • Various domestic and international financial institutions in a number of recent, high profile enforcement actions, including the appointment of receivers to the Beckett Building, North Dock Dublin and Connaught House.
  • NAMA in relation to the Commission of Investigation into Project Eagle.
  • Grant Thornton as receivers of the Point Square Shopping Centres, including in respect of high-profile commercial litigation (High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court) brought against Dunnes Stores.
  • Interpath Advisory as joint liquidators of Marco Polo Network Operations (Ireland) Limited (a block-chain software company) and Pressing Matters Limited (a vinyl pressing company).
  • Hammerson on various contentious matters in its capacity as landlord of Dundrum Town Centre.