William Greensmyth
Partner
Ireland
Will is head of our Insolvency and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
His principal areas of expertise are formal insolvency procedures and contentious litigation. He focuses on advising financial institutions and private equity firms on distressed loan situations and enforcement options and remedies. He also acts for insolvency practitioners once they are appointed as receivers, liquidators or examiners. As well as this, Will has considerable experience in court liquidations and advising liquidators.
As a litigator, Will has worked on several high-profile Commercial Court matters, and was lead solicitor on a successful fraudulent disposition action under section 139 of the Companies Act 1990.
As a litigator, Will has worked on several high-profile Commercial Court matters, and was lead solicitor on a successful fraudulent disposition action under section 139 of the Companies Act 1990.
Will Greensmyth is a super partner and can distill complex legal matters quickly and advise accordingly.
Experience and recent work
Before joining Walkers, Will was a member of the Insolvency Group of a leading Irish law firm. He trained with a top-five firm.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Ireland
Education:
- LLB Law and European Studies, University of Limerick
- Admitted to the Roll of the Law Society of Ireland 2009
- Member of the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners
- Member of the Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland
- Member of the Law Society of Ireland
- Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
2026 - IFLR 1000 - Insolvency - Rising Star Partner
2026 - Chambers UK Guide - Restructuring/Insolvency - Band 3: "William Greensmyth is a highly skilled lawyer who has the commercial awareness to deal with complex legal matters effectively."
2025 - Legal 500 - Insolvency and corporate restructuring - Next Generation Partners:
"William Greensmyth is an excellent lawyer. Not only is his knowledge of the law second to none, he has a deep understanding of commercial insolvency matters and is able to formulate practical solutions to the most complex restructuring matters."
"Will Greensmyth is a super partner and can distill complex legal matters quickly and advise accordingly."
2022 - IFLR 1000 (32nd Edition) - "Very responsive and technical lawyer. Very clear in the advice he provides after considering all the issues."
2021 - IFLR 1000 - Rising Star
2020 - Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer (Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring) - "William Greensmyth always wants to get the best outcome for his client. He works hard on even the most difficult cases. He combines that client focus with very well researched and considered advice."
2020 - IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer and Rising Star
2019 - IFLR 1000 - Rising Star
2018 - IFLR 1000 - Rising Star
2017 - IFLR 1000 - Rising Star
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