Areas of Expertise
Robin is head of the Dublin Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team at Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm. He specialises in insolvency and corporate recovery / restructuring, and has acted in a wide range of compulsory and voluntary liquidations, examinerships, receiverships, schemes of arrangement and bankruptcies. Robin acts for insolvency and restructuring practitioners and advises distressed companies, company directors, shareholders and creditors of distressed companies. He has extensive experience in acting for NAMA, both domestic and international financial institutions and private equity funds in banking litigation and enforcement matters. Robin also has particular expertise in the restriction and disqualification of company directors.
Robin joined the Maples Group in 2010. He was previously with a large Irish corporate law firm. Robin is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in international legal publications including IFLR 1000, Chambers Europe and The Legal 500’s guide.
“One of Ireland’s top insolvency lawyers” he is “commercially savvy and technically strong” – The Legal 500 2023
“Robin’s calm demeanour exudes confidence in the case and the outcome” – The Legal 500 2023
“Experienced, high quality and professional” – IFLR 1000 2022
Robin is a member of the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin’s Solicitor’s Bar Association, Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners, INSOL Europe and Insolvency Lawyer’s Association.
Bar Admissions
2003 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
Education
University College Dublin, Ireland, BCL (International)
Law Society of Ireland, Ireland, Diploma in Commercial Law