Mena Halton Bio11 Aug 2025 08:03
Mena qualified as a solicitor in 1985 and joined Manolete in 2014 - she has specialised in contentious insolvency throughout her career. Mena is ranked Band One for insolvency litigation funding in the Chambers and Partners Litigation Support Guide 2022, 2023 and 2024 where contributors say: “Her involvement from a legal perspective is invaluable.” “She is superb - a safe pair of hands, very competent and approachable.
She knows the law and which direction she wants the case to take.” “I go directly to Mena with a new opportunity because the relationship is already there. Had a great multimillion-dollar result. Satisfactory all around. An excellent operative, very much at the top of her game, she keeps the wheels of the machine well oiled. Truly professional, very focused and very commercial." “She is frighteningly astute, does not mess around and gets straight to the point. Really fantastic. Head and shoulders above other operators in the market”. "She has an incredible intellect, and a real force and determination to get to the right result." “Mena’s knowledge of all types of insolvency litigation is exemplary and she is able to assess the merits of a case and identify further areas of investigation with ease”. Mena is a member of the Insolvency and Companies Court Users’ Committee.
What is your legal background?
I qualified as a solicitor in 1985 and started my legal career in the city at Wilde Sapte (now Dentons). I later joined Nick O’Reilly and his IP colleagues at Rothman Pantall conducting insolvency litigation as an in house solicitor, a novel concept at the time requiring special permission from the Law Society.
How long have you been at Manolete?
I joined Manolete in March 2014.
What have been your main impressions?
When I joined Manolete I was impressed by the business model which enabled realisations to be made from claims which otherwise would not see the light of day. The purchase and funding agreements drafted by the late Gabriel Moss QC were perfection and the potential to combine finance and legal skills to maximise returns whilst achieving fairness to all stakeholders was clear. The year after I joined we were very excited to have signed 100 cases. We are now at over 1,300 signed cases and this is due to the hard work and dedication of my colleagues in the legal team which has grown from one lawyer (me) to 18.
What are the other highlights?
The IPO in 2018 was a milestone and being involved in that process and investor roadshows was an amazing experience. Building the legal team which comprises a very talented group of lawyers with strong insolvency litigation skills and who are great fun to work with. Working and building strong relationships with many fantastic IPs and external lawyers and getting to know them, often at mediations when waiting for the other side to make offers leaves lots of talking time!
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