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Allana Sweeney

Director, Burness Paull
Allana is a specialist in insolvency law accredited with the Law Society of Scotland and is ranked in Legal 500 as a ‘Rising Star’ and in Chambers & Partners as an ‘Associate to Watch’. She has over 12 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.
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Practice Area

Panel

  • Scottish Panel

Qualified Year

  • 2009

Experience

  • Burness Paull (2021 - Present)
  • Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP (2016 - 2021)
  • HBJ Gateley (2013 - 2016)
  • DLA Piper (2007 - 2013)

Membership

  • Accredited specialist in insolvency law with the Law Society of Scotland (2009)
  • Insolvency Lawyers Association (2009)
  • Law Society of Scotland

Qualification

  • LLB with joint honours in business management (2006)

Education

  • Glasgow University (2002 - 2006)
  • Diploma in Legal Practice – Glasgow and Strathclyde University (joint diploma) (2006 - 2007)

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