Kian McGarvey

Kian graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2022 with a First-Class Honours degree in Law (LLB), receiving the McKane Medal for the highest overall grade in his cohort. He spent a year working as a paralegal with a high street firm before joining Carson McDowell as a Trainee Solicitor in September 2023.

He completed his traineeship and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies, and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of Northern Ireland in September 2025.

Now part of the Insolvency and Restructuring team, Kian advises on banking litigation and secured recovery matters, with particular expertise in mortgage enforcement and representing lenders and receivers in the Northern Ireland courts.