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About Deirdre

Deirdre is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team. Specialising in Insurance Litigation, she acts for clients in the defence of public and employer’s liability, professional negligence, and other insurance related claims. She has a particular expertise in dealing with the defence of defamation claims and also advises on insurance coverage issues.

As well as dealing with claims, Deirdre provides regular training to clients on health and safety risk, statutory requirements and changes and developments in insurance defence litigation.

She has a keen interest in emerging trends and innovations and how these can benefit her clients. She is also a CEDR accredited mediator.

About James

James is a Partner on our Dispute Resolution team. He advises on all aspects of commercial dispute resolution (including alternative dispute resolution) and has a particular focus on the law of corporate restructuring and insolvency.

James has significant experience in high-value and complex disputes across a broad range of industry sectors. He specialises in contractual, shareholder, financial services, debt recovery and enforcement disputes, and his clients comprise financial institutions, corporates, private equity funds and shareholders.

James also regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, companies and creditors in relation to solvency issues and in formal insolvency processes including receivership, liquidation, examinership, SCARP and related litigation. He regularly advises directors in relation to their fiduciary duties.

He is also experienced in high value, complex, and multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation arising from supply chain disputes, shareholder disputes, professional negligence and civil fraud.

About Aoiffe

A Consulting Partner in our Public, Regulatory & Investigations team, Aoiffe helps public bodies to comply with public and administrative law requirements, with a particular focus on statutory interpretation, freedom of information, regulatory investigations and governance.

Aoiffe has specialised in public and regulatory law for over fourteen years. Aoiffe regularly works with clients providing strategic advice on key compliance and governance issues and the implementation of policies and procedures. Aoiffe has represented statutory bodies in judicial reviews and other public law litigation in the High Court and Supreme Court.

The regulatory landscape is constantly changing and evolving. Aoiffe recognises the challenges faced by public and private bodies and works to ensure that her clients are well briefed about what is coming down the tracks. Aoiffe has been described as an expert in freedom of information law and has been commended by clients for her quality of support and excellent level of work.

About Colin

Colin is a partner in our Dispute Resolution and Investigations team. He specialises in commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on internal and regulatory investigations, technology disputes, financial services litigation, competition litigation, commercial property disputes, shareholder disputes, and negligence claims.

Colin advises on all aspects of the litigation process and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in Ireland, including arbitration and mediation. He has extensive experience in dealing with multi-party disputes before the Commercial List of the High Court.

Colin has a particular expertise in technology litigation and public law regulatory disputes. Over the last number of years, Colin has been the lead partner in proceedings before the Irish and European courts in respect of data transfers from the EEA to the U.S. arising from the Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union. This is the most important and high-profile piece of technology litigation in Europe at present.

Colin is also particularly experienced in advising on data breach claims under the GDPR before the Irish courts and in acting for US clients in taking depositions in Ireland to obtain evidence for use in proceedings in the U.S.

Colin was selected as the International Client Choice Awards winner for Litigation in Ireland for 2015. Established in 2005, Client Choice recognises those lawyers around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service.

About Niall

Niall is a Litigation Partner in our Public, Regulatory & Investigations team. He specialises in the areas of sectoral and professional regulation, and professional discipline. In addition, Niall is an acknowledged expert in Freedom of Information.

Niall frequently appears for clients in the course of investigations, before investigatory bodies and in other forums. He also litigates on behalf of clients in high-profile and sometimes ground-breaking judicial review and statutory appeal proceedings in the courts.

He assists both regulators and regulated persons in navigating complex issues, including compliance, investigation and enforcement.

Clients appreciate Niall’s ability to distil intricate legal issues and provide clear, concise legal advice.

About Nicholas

Nick is a Partner on our Corporate Governance team and advises on complex group reorganisations, from planning to delivery, as well as providing technical company law and corporate governance advice. In addition, Nick provides bespoke training to boards of directors of Irish companies.

This means that Nick advises on mergers, both domestic and cross-border, capital reductions and transactions involving regulated businesses as well as on more routine matters such as directors’ duties, the conduct of general meetings and the approval and payment of dividends.

His experience in complex reorganisations and his technical expertise allow Nick to identify and analyse issues at an early stage and suggest practical and solutions to any company law issues which may arise.

Understanding that importance of balancing company law obligations with the requirements of clients’ businesses, Nick is known for finding workable solutions for his clients.

About Fiona

Fiona is a Partner in our Health and Prosecutions department.

She advises across a broad range of healthcare law matters, including child care law, vulnerable adults and High Court inherent jurisdiction applications. With extensive advocacy skills and experience, Fiona appears regularly before the courts on behalf of statutory agency and healthcare clients such as the HSE, Tusla and Children’s Health Ireland. She has considerable expertise in the areas of wardship and assisted decision-making, and is appointed to the Decision Support Service panel of decision-making representatives. She acts for the Health Service Executive in Mental Health Act applications in respect of minors.

Fiona advises large technology companies and other organisations on various aspects of criminal prosecutions and investigations, including search warrants, production orders and mutual legal assistance requests. She acts for healthcare bodies in disclosure applications in criminal trials.

About Peter

Peter is a Partner in our Energy sector. He advises on all relevant Irish and European Law and regulation applicable to Irish energy projects.

Peter advises clients on all aspects of the Irish electricity, natural gas and petroleum sectors. Peter has significant experience of associated law such as environmental permitting and energy efficiency obligations. Peter also advises large energy consumers on efficient and diverse procurement strategies.

Peter has advised on major Irish renewable and electricity generation projects, as well as the development of an Irish LNG gasification terminal. He is particularly noted for his regulatory experience and ability to balance detail with a strategic view.

About David

David McGovern is a partner in the Financial Services team and Head of the Aviation and International Asset Finance team, specialising in all aspects of the financing and leasing of aviation assets.

David has acted for a range of clients on domestic and multi-jurisdictional asset financing transactions involving corporate and commercial aircraft, shipping assets and other moveable equipment.

David has advised lessors on leases to operators of fixed wing and rotary aircraft across all key continents. David has extensive experience advising clients on financing structures used to finance and lease aviation assets including pre-delivery-financing, revolving credit facilities and ABS facilities.

David also advises clients on the establishment and running of leasing companies in Ireland.​​

About Justin

Justin is a Partner in our Corporate team. He is recognised as an exceptional lawyer in corporate finance and private equity transactions in Ireland.

Justin has advised numerous clients on some of the highest value public-to-private transactions, which have taken place in Ireland.

Justin has extensive experience in corporate transactions with particular emphasis on public offers of equity securities by Irish and foreign issuers, private equity transactions and investment and acquisition transactions involving management groups.

Justin also acts as trusted advisor on the resolution of issues between shareholders and in complex and sensitive investment and shareholder matters.

Justin is a member of the board of directors of the Irish Takeover Panel as the nominee of the Law Society of Ireland. International directories have consistently ranked Justin as one of Ireland's leading corporate lawyers over the last several years.