Areas of Expertise
Kathlene Burke is an Of Counsel of Maples and Calder’s Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group’s Dublin office. She specialises in advising clients on restructuring and insolvency matters. Her extensive background includes representing a diverse array of clients, including debtors, ad hoc groups, creditors and equity holders, in complex and contentious in-court schemes and reorganisation cases across Europe, the US and various other jurisdictions.
Kathlene joined the Maples Group in 2023. She previously worked for international law firms in London and New York including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Member of CERIL (Conference on European Restructuring & Insolvency Law)
Director of IWIRC (International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation), European Regional Director
Member of UNCITRAL Working Group V Delegate
Bar Admissions
Ireland 2023 – admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
U.S District Court for Northern District of California, 2020 (not practising)
England and Wales 2018 – admitted as a solicitor in England (not practising)
State of New York, 2009 (not practising)
State of California 2014 (not practising)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (Law), 2008
Baruch College (BBA, Economics), 2005