Lindsey Harten
Legal Director
Belfast
lindsey.harten@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)28 9099 2363
Lindsey ia a legal director, specialising in restructuring and insolvency and distressed M&A.
She has acted for insolvency practitioners, secured and unsecured creditors and companies on a significant number of complex and high-profile insolvencies. Lindsey also routinely advises lenders in relation to security enforcement and debt restructuring matters and provides pre-insolvency advice to directors and stakeholders faced with distress.
Lindsey’s practice also extends to general corporate matters, including distressed M&A, disposals and intra-group reorganisations.
Lindsey completed her training contract with one of Northern Ireland’s largest commercial firms and qualified as a solicitor in 2008. She subsequently practised as a senior associate in the restructuring teams of both a leading Irish law firm and a Magic Circle law firm.
Lindsey is dual qualified to practice in Northern Ireland and England and Wales
Lindsey has been ranked as a 'Next Generation Partner' in Legal 500 and in Chambers and Partners as an 'Up and Coming' lawyer.
Expertise
Experience
Scheme of arrangement and loan book wind down
Advising the joint supervisors of the first scheme of arrangement in Northern Ireland and the subsequent wind down of its substantial loan book.
Pre-pack administration sale of assets
Advised the administrator of a fitout company in relation to the pre-pack administration sale of the company’s business and assets, saving circa 100 jobs.
Administration sale of trading pubs
Advised the joint administrators of a group of companies in relation to the pre-pack administration sale of 13 trading pubs in Northern Ireland.
High-profile administration acquisitions
Advised the purchasers of a number of high-profile pre-pack administration acquisitions, including the pre-pack acquisition of the Homebase business and assets.
Testimonials
“Lindsey Harten has invaluable experience in the insolvency sector. Strong, commercial approach to complicated cases. Excellent communications and always considering alternative approaches to the matter at hand.”
"Lindsey is a highly skilled technical lawyer who is very responsive and commercial-minded."
"Lindsey is a lovely and friendly person to work with. The quality of her work and her attention to detail are amazing, and you can always rely on her for sound advice on any matter."
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