Doug Smith

Doug Smith is a Partner and head of the Firm's Corporate Recovery Law Group. He has a broad range of experience in the area of commercial law and specialist knowledge of corporate restructuring law and insolvency law. He represents companies in financial difficulty, creditors of companies in financial difficulty, insolvency/restructuring office holders and the executives of companies in financial difficulty. He is involved in most of the significant Irish restructuring and insolvency cases in one capacity or another. He has also been involved in cross-border restructurings and insolvencies.

Education
Admitted as a solicitor in 1997
B.A. (1990) & LL. B (1993) University College, Galway

Memberships
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA - section on insolvency restructuring and creditors’ rights), INSOL, the UK Insolvency Lawyers' Association and the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners (ISIP).

Achievements and Endorsements
Doug is a regular lecturer and tutor on corporate restructuring and insolvency law matters with the Law Society of Ireland. He has spoken at conferences organised by professional bodies and other organisations including the IBA. He is co-author of the Law Society of Ireland's insolvency manual.

Clients say Doug Smith is "very commercial and a great strategist in contentious insolvency issues."
Chambers Europe, 2016

"Doug Smith receives high praise for the 'clarity and commerciality of his advice and approach.' 
He has an impressive depth of knowledge in insolvency and restructuring matters."
Chambers Global, 2015

Doug Smith is 'great at litigation, strong on paperwork and on the detail, and a definite safe pair of hands.'
Chambers Global, 2014

"This well-reputed firm is renowned for its insolvency expertise. Doug Smith wins praise for his strength on complex contentious files. He is described as being 'strategically excellent. His advice is comprehensive, prompt and complete.'"
Chambers Europe, 2013