Claire Rowe, Shoosmiths’ chief executive, said: ‘Our opening in Northern Ireland is symbolic of our commitment to our clients across the UK and ensuring our award-winning commercial and recoveries services are the very best on offer. The move was motivated by client demand and by our wish to have a commercial presence in Northern Ireland as a result of the complex work we undertake in recoveries and commercial financial services. It is a pleasure to bring Shoosmiths to Northern Ireland, through a well-known, trusted and successful business such as McManus Kearney.’Waine Mannix, Shoosmiths’ head of recoveries services, said ‘McManus Kearney has an excellent, longstanding reputation in the Northern Ireland and UK market for financial services recoveries, personal insolvency, commercial contracts and HNW private client work. The Shoosmiths recoveries services group has worked with McManus Kearney for a number of years, sharing places on clients’ panels and through instructing the firm. Each time the firm has demonstrated we share the same values – the pinnacle being our commitment to providing exceptional client service.’
Mary Frances Kearney said ‘We have known of and worked with Shoosmiths for a long time. It’s a terrific cultural fit. The firm’s reputation in the recoveries market is exemplary and Shoosmiths as a whole has an unsurpassed reputation for client service. We are thrilled to be a part of Shoosmiths after working very hard to build our successful business over 30 years and look forward to playing a part in building Shoosmiths’ presence in Northern Ireland.’
Shoosmiths’ partner Stephen Dawson, who leads the firm’s Financial Services advisory team, will also lend his support to the growth and development of the new office, given that he already lives in Northern Ireland.
