Thomas H. Curran
Divorce ‘not on cards’ for Sean Dunne and Gayle Killilea
June 2014 The international fraud case Coan et al. v. Dunne et al. emerged when Sean Dunne transferred hundreds of millions of euros to his ex-wife, Gayle Killilea, characterizing these transfers as gifts motivated by love and affection, pleading they were for “cooking the odd meal and ironing the odd shirt.” However, the couple’s marital…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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Dunne declares himself bankrupt in the US (March 2013)
The international fraud case Coan et al. v. Dunne et al. arose when Irish real estate developer Sean Dunne filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Connecticut reporting liabilities between $500 million (€390 million) and $1 billion (€780 million). Dunne, once an affluent developer, had companies that generated over half a billion dollars in revenue each…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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Seán Dunne’s escape from bankruptcy foiled by ‘incredible’ attitude
(October 2018) In the high-stakes trial, Coan et al. v. Dunne et al., Attorney Thomas H. Curran, representing Chapter 7 Trustee Richard M. Coan, successfully exposed the Irish developer Sean Dunne and his wife, Gayle Killilea’s unsuccessful attempt to escape from Ireland to the United States amid financial pressures and their continuously failing efforts to…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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US court dismisses appeal by Sean Dunne and ex-wife Gayle Killilea over €18m damages ruling (November 2023)
In the wake of almost a decade of litigation, Thomas H. Curran Associates obtained a verdict in favor of Trustee Richard M. Coan after the jury found by a preponderance of the evidence that Dunne fraudulently transferred assets to his former spouse Killilea and did so with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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UNCITRAL Model Law on cross-border insolvency, with a focus on the USA
Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2005, was intended to govern all aspects of cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The framers of Chapter 15 were desirous of providing a practical and uniform legal framework for cross-border insolvency cases involving multiple countries and replaced § 304 of the Bankruptcy Code by adopting…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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THCA obtains full security for $23 million dollar financial fraud judgment on behalf of chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee (April 2022)
The high-stakes case Coan et al. v. Dunne et al., began when debtor Sean Dunne transferred millions of assets to his now ex-spouse, Gayle Killilea, and others to sidestep claims of creditors. In May 2019, after nearly a decade of diligence and rigorous trial preparation, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Trustee…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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UNCITRAL Model Law on cross-border insolvency, with a focus on the USA
Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2005, was intended to govern all aspects of cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The framers of Chapter 15 were desirous of providing a practical and uniform legal framework for cross-border insolvency cases involving multiple countries and replaced § 304 of the Bankruptcy Code by adopting…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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THCA obtains full security for $23 million dollar financial fraud judgment on behalf of chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee (April 2022)
The high-stakes case Coan et al. v. Dunne et al., began when debtor Sean Dunne transferred millions of assets to his now ex-spouse, Gayle Killilea, and others to sidestep claims of creditors. In May 2019, after nearly a decade of diligence and rigorous trial preparation, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Trustee…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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Sean Dunne bankruptcy official must share Walford documents (January 2019)
In the financial fraud case Coan v. Dunne et al., Attorney Thomas H. Curran, representing Richard Coan, the trustee, exposed Dunne’s initiatives to thwart his creditors amid financial pressures and tremendous debts. In an attempt to flee his creditors, Dunne began transferring hundreds of millions of euros worth of his assets to his wife at…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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Sean Dunne denies ever being beneficial owner of €58 million Dublin 4 property (April 2018)
During the trial of Coan et al. v. Dunne et al., Attorney Thomas H. Curran, representing Chapter 7 Trustee Richard M. Coan, uncovered a complex scheme by the once-prominent Irish businessman Sean Dunne to fraudulently transfer tens of millions of dollars worth of monies, assets, and funds. The most notable and valuable asset transferred was…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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The Visionaries – AI: Inevitable, but limited
Q1 How should parties seek and agree to ADR, and what advantages does your jurisdiction offer? ADR can be an excellent approach to litigation. It is generally faster and more malleable, allowing the parties more control and flexibility to participate in the process. Massachusetts is known for its mandatory ADR programs for civil actions pending…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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How To Recover Debt And Assets In The Most Complex And High-stakes Cases (February 2023)
When one of Ireland’s most famous properties, the Walford Estate, was conveyed away fraudulently by Sean Dunne, his Irish creditors and the US Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee, represented by Thomas H. Curran, litigated for over a decade, seeking to recover the assets, including the Walford Estate, siphoned off by Dunne. His deceptive scheme was exposed…
- Commercial Litigation and Insolvency in Massachusetts , Debt & Asset Recovery in Texas and Insolvency in Connecticut
Thomas H. Curran
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