Allana Sweeney
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Restructuring/Insolvency
Band 3
About
Provided by Allana Sweeney
Career
Allana is a partner in the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency practice and is a specialist in insolvency law accredited with the Law Society of Scotland.
She has over 10 years of experience specialising in all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency and restructuring and recovery work including: debt restructurings, pre-pack administrations, advising boards of distressed entities, security enforcement and enhancement, standstill and settlement arrangements, insolvent business and asset sales / acquisitions, contentious IP appointments and jurisdictional issues.
Recent assignments have covered a number of sectors including bio power / energy, hospitality and leisure, retail, shipbuilding, real estate and professional firms.
Chambers Review
UK
Allana Sweeney handles a range of insolvency work on behalf of financial institutions and insolvency practitioners, both domestically and internationally. She is active in the finance, energy and sport sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Allana is a go-to for her technical skills. She produces detailed and spot-on responses."
"Allana can manage the wider team while remaining aware of client expectations. She understands client objectives and has a strong rapport with the legal world."
"Allana is always professional and is able to distil complex matters to make key decisions. She understands the commerciality of insolvency scenarios."
"Allana is a go-to for her technical skills. She produces detailed and spot-on responses."
"Allana can manage the wider team while remaining aware of client expectations. She understands client objectives and has a strong rapport with the legal world."
"Allana is always professional and is able to distil complex matters to make key decisions. She understands the commerciality of insolvency scenarios."
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