Michael Neill is based in our Belfast office and is a member of both the Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency Departments. He specialises in all areas of business recovery work which includes advising local and national insolvency practitioners, banks and directors. He is highly regarded in this practice areas.
Michael also conducts a wide variety of financial services, fraud and insolvency-related litigation. He acts on behalf of financial institutions including life, property, pension and investment companies.
Michael has acted for companies, creditors and insolvency practitioners in the majority of high profile corporate failures in Northern Ireland in recent years. He has acted for the Administrators of Norex Hire (Rail) Limited, Reid Transport Limited, Roger Bullivant Ireland Limited, McNeill McManus Glass Limited, D&M Colton Contracts Limited and for the major creditors of Thermomax Ltd (in Administration), DMMI Limited (in Administration) and Nortel (UK) Limited (in Administration).
Michael continues to advise the Administrators of the Taggart Group which is currently the largest administration case in Northern Ireland.
Michael was also involved in the first successful application to a court in Northern Ireland for the removal of an Administrator from office.
Endorsements
Michael is named as a leader in his field and is ranked in the top tiers of both the current Chambers UK and Legal 500 Directories.
Comments include:
"Very respected practitioner and a skilled insolvency lawyer." (Chambers UK 2012)
"Michael Neill is one of the market’s leading insolvency specialists; he is ‘very pragmatic’, ‘brilliant and rounded’." (Legal 500 2011)
"Doesn't just quote theory but explains the circumstances. His advice is clear, and leaves no ambiguities." (Chambers UK 2011)
"An impressive lawyer” (Chambers UK 2010)
Rated for his "excellent advise” and "grasp of highly complex situations" (Legal 500 2010)
"He is by far and away the best insolvency lawyer I’ve ever dealt with...incredibly commercial, very considered, always gives swift answers" (Chambers UK 2009)
Professional Associations and Qualifications
Member of the Law Society of Northern Ireland (1997)
Michael has professional I and II qualifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
Michael is the current vice chairman of R3 (The Association of Business Recovery Professionals) for the Northern Ireland region.
Michael lectures and writes extensively in the areas of corporate recovery and insolvency.