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Restructuring & Insolvency
Partner
Lucy McCann
Lucy advises on all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency and obtained her Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency in 2011. She acts on behalf of a wide range of clients, including lenders, insolvency professionals, commercial creditors, directors and individuals. Lucy is frequently called upon to advise on asset recovery, challenges of pre-insolvency transactions, directors' misfeasance and a wide range of technical insolvency issues.
She has acted for financial institutions in relation to high profile and high value misrepresentation and contractual disputes. She has extensive experience of acting for clients in both the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts. Lucy also has experience of acting on behalf of directors faced with disqualification action, including negotiation of disqualification undertakings and applying to Court on behalf of directors for permission to act as a director while disqualified.
Lucy's practice areas include:
- Personal insolvency
- Corporate insolvency
- Director disqualification
- Commercial and corporate litigation
Living Brodies' values
Lucy is a natural people person who works collaboratively with clients.
Highlights
- A member of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals.
- Sits on the committee of the Edinburgh Insolvency Discussion Group ("EIDG").
- Holds the CPI (Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency) qualification.
Rankings
- Ranked Band 2 in Chambers UK 2024 for Restructuring & Insolvency
- Recognised as 'Leading individual' in Legal 500 UK 2024 for Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
‘Lucy McCann is the head of restructuring. She is always available to discuss ongoing assignments, a very pleasant and capable operator. Strong in restructuring litigation work and quickly gets to the heart of the issue.’
Legal 500 UK 2024
'The level of service Lucy provides is outstanding and goes way beyond what even I would expect.'
Chambers UK 2024
'Lucy McCann is a gifted negotiator. Tough when she has to be, but there have been a number of occasions where her non-confrontational style has been massively effective.'
Legal 500 UK 2023
'I have worked with the team for many years and have the utmost faith in their abilities. Lucy McCann was particularly helpful in using past experience and skill in negotiating a fee settlement in a case where I had a finding for costs against the defendant to make sure the insolvent estate I was administering benefited.'
Legal 500 UK 2023
