Lindsey Harten
Lindsey has the role of Counsel within our Corporate team, 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 in Northern Ireland. 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 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.
- Advising the joint supervisors of the first scheme of arrangement in Northern Ireland and the subsequent wind down of a substantial loan book. 
- Advising the administrator of a fitout company in relation to the sale of the company’s business and assets, saving circa 100 jobs. 
- Advising the joint administrators of a group of companies in relation to the sale of 13 trading pubs in Northern Ireland. 
- Advising the purchaser of CDS (Superstores International) Limited (the company behind The Range and Wilko retailers) in relation to the Northern Irish aspects of the pre-pack administration purchase of Homebase’s brand name, intellectual property and NI stores. 
What Our Clients Say
“Lindsey Harten is a very strong member of the team. The quality of her work is outstanding and she always provides excellent advice on matters brought to her”. - Legal 500 2023
Contact Details
Email: lindsey.harten@davidsonmcdonnell.com
Direct Dial: 028 9099 2363
 
  
