A&L Goodbody - Who's Who Legal 70

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A&L Goodbody in Who's Who Legal

	Project Finance
	1

	Private funds
	1

	Insolvency & Restructuring
	2

	Corporate Tax
	3

	Real Estate
	3

	Environment
	1

	Internet & e-Commerce
	1

	Corporate Governance
	2

	Public Procurement
	1

	Construction
	1

	Capital Markets
	1

	Commercial Litigation
	1

	Capital Markets
	1

	Commercial Litigation
	1

	Banking
	1

	Management Labour & Employment
	1

	Patents
	1

	Aviation
	3

	Insurance & Reinsurance
	3

	Mergers & Acquisitions
	4

	Competition
	3

One of Ireland’s premier law firms, A&L Goodbody achieves 39 listings, an increase of three listings in the previous edition, all drawn from the Dublin head office.

With five highly regarded lawyers in the M&A chapter, the firm’s strong corporate practice continues to lead the way. In the top tier, Michael Greene received the most nominations for Ireland. The former chairman and head of the firm’s corporate practice is now a consultant at the firm and also appears in the corporate governance chapter. Head of corporate finance and a partner in the firm’s corporate department, Eithne FitzGerald, is another recommended name. With clients that include leading Irish and international public and private companies, she continues to impress.  Demonstrating her breadth of experience she is also one of three lawyers recognised in the insurance and reinsurance chapter. Joining her is the “excellent” and “standout” James Grennan, instrumental in having Irish law amended to facilitate the operations of life assurers in the International Financial Service Centre, he has received substantial praise for his insurance expertise.

Run by the globally recognised Peter Maher, the firm also has a well renowned corporate tax department. As well as receiving more nominations than anyone else in Ireland for corporate tax he was also one of the most highly nominated individuals in the research worldwide. His expertise encompasses inward investment, cross-border structuring and capital markets transactions. Accompanying Peter Maher with the highest number of nominations in Ireland, this time for real estate, is the “fantastic” Tom O’Connor. In fact A&L Goodbody’s four-strong contingent lead the Irish research in this sector, and Naimh O’Sullivan, Stephen O’Riordan and Gerald O’Toole rate alongside Tom O’Connor among the country’s most recommended real estate lawyers.

The “really brilliant” Vincent Power is head of the firm’s EU and competition group. Specialising in EU and Irish competition law, he has been involved in most of the leading competition, merger control, EU and state aid cases in Ireland for over 15 years. Anna-Marie Curran has also been noted for her knowledge in competition matters and with extensive experience in procurement law, she is also recognised an expert in this area.

With an admired aviation practice, the most nominated lawyer in Ireland for aviation work is Catherine Duffy. The head of the banking and financial services department, her focus is on asset financing, in particular aircraft and shipping. The much praised aviation practice is also home to the respected Séamus Ó’Cróinín.

Included in both the commercial litigation and arbitration chapters, Liam Kennedy is the firm’s dispute resolution specialist. Head of the dispute resolution department, he has specific expertise in international and domestic commercial disputes.

Responsible for the IP and technology group, John Whelan has been singled out as the firm’s authority on internet and e-commerce work. He also appears in the patents chapter.

A&L Goodbody appears in an impressive 22 of the following chapters, confirming its reputation as Ireland’s leading law firm.