Our environment and climate team, led by Alice Whittaker, was pleased to provide an independent review of Ireland’s forestry regulations to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine following recommendations from Project Woodland working groups. The review analyses the regulatory framework that underpins forestry in Ireland and makes recommendations that could lead to efficiencies. […]

Published in the Irish Independent, June 19 2022. Article written by Jonathan Keane. Head of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, Andrew Tzialli featured in Sunday’s Irish Independent discussing the recent volatility in the crypto and tech sector. Full article available here. (Behind paywall).    

We are pleased to introduce the second issue of M&A Insights. M&A Insights is a quarterly insight guide that looks at transactions in Ireland and the UK and the impact that the international market has on corporate transactions in these jurisdictions. This insight has been created in partnership with Experian, the global information services company […]

2022 marks the 10–year anniversary of Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme. In the recently published 2022 issue of the Ireland-China Business Magazine, our immigration team answer some key questions relating to the programme. Full article available here.  

Philip Lee has been ranked as a top five M&A legal advisor by deal volume in the Irish market in Experian’s MarketIQ UK and ROI M&A Review for Q1 2022. We are pleased to be recognised again for our activity in the mergers and acquisitions sector. Republic of Ireland rankings can be viewed here.

Andreas McConnell and Anna Hickey were pleased to contribute the Ireland chapter to the Chambers and Partners Corporate M&A 2022 Guide. The Guide provides the latest legal information on acquiring a company in Ireland and trends in M&A. The full Ireland chapter can be accessed here.  

Capitalising on a Brexit “bounce”, thriving M&A activity and very significant potential in the UK legal services market, Philip Lee has moved to larger offices in the City of London to service existing Irish clients and a busy pipeline of new UK business. The 30th floor of the Leadenhall Building, designed by Sir Richard Rogers […]

Philip Lee is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerald Byrne as a partner in its dispute resolution and litigation practice. Gerald has extensive commercial and financial services litigation experience dealing with large-scale, complex, and multi-jurisdictional disputes. He has worked on a variety of litigation, regulatory and arbitration matters in Ireland, and internationally. He also […]

As published in the Business Post, 27 March 2022. Until now, Irish employers have not been obliged to pay employees during sick leave, but new legislation changes that New statutory sick pay rules are due to come into force imminently in Ireland. This is an innovation for this country, as up until now, there was […]

Head of EU and competition law, Ronan Dunne, contributed an opinion piece in Saturday’s Irish Examiner on what the proposed overhaul of Irish competition law means for consumers in the context of rising inflation. Read the full article here.