Mr Justice Michael Quinn was appointed a judge of the High Court in 2018. He is assigned to the Commercial Division and to hear examinership and insolvency matters under the Companies Act 2014. He is a Bencher of the King’s Inns in Dublin.

Prior to his appointment he practised as a solicitor specialising in corporate restructuring and insolvency and was a CEDR accredited mediator. He is a Past President of INSOL Europe (the European Association of Insolvency Practitioners) and is Co-Chair of the Judicial Wing of INSOL Europe. 

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the EU Project on Judicial Cooperation for Economic Recovery in Europe. He was a founder member and Chair of the Restructuring and Insolvency Ireland.