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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 2026 for Restructuring & Insolvency
- Recognised as 'Leading individual' in Legal 500 UK 2026 for Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
Lucy McCann is recommended for her skilled handling of insolvency litigation, as well as non-contentious restructuring and insolvency exercises of all kinds. She works on both domestic and cross-border matters.
Chambers UK 2026
"Lucy is knowledgeable, practical and totally client-focused. She's someone you want to have on your side."
Chambers UK 2026
"Lucy has been extremely good. She helped us out with an extremely difficult situation and was extremely on the ball with that. She is excellent to deal with and gave some good advice."
Chambers UK 2026
