Areas of Expertise
Alan is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. Alan specialises in banking litigation, lender enforcement (particularly receivership), insolvency and restructuring, shareholder disputes and commercial property matters. Alan acts for financial institutions, insolvency practitioners, private equity funds, bondholders, asset managers, wealth management firms and property holding and development companies. Alan has extensive experience in litigating matters in the Irish Superior Courts particularly the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. Alan also specialises in alternative dispute resolution including in particular mediation and arbitration. Alan is a CEDR Accredited Mediator.
Alan joined the Maples Group as a partner in 2018. Prior to that Alan worked for other large commercial law firms in Dublin and London. Alan also previously worked as in-house counsel from 2010 to 2013 and during that time was Head of Litigation of the IBRC Group.
Alan has been recommended for Dispute Resolution in both Chambers Europe and Chambers Global, and by the Legal 500.
“An excellent litigation tactician with a keen sense of procedural and substantive effectiveness” – The Legal 500 2023
“Experienced figure in banking litigation, commercial litigation, lending enforcement and contentious insolvency” – The Legal 500 2022
“Very commercial, proactive and responsive” – Chambers 2022
Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners
Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (London)
Bar Admissions
2007 – Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (non-practising)
2002 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
Education
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (London), Accredited Mediator 2023
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB), Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, 2007
University College Dublin, LLM (Commercial), 1999
University College Dublin, BCL, 1998