Succession Planning When considering how to include the next or multiple generations in a family business or farm there are various concerns that must be addressed including: retention of control over the assets/business/farm; managing tax liabilities both now and in the future; preserving tax reliefs; flexibility to manage changing family circumstances such as marriage, divorce, […]

Advised Volograms Limited, a new spin-out from Trinity College Dublin and a High Performance Start Up with Enterprise Ireland, on its first seed funding investment of €600,000 led by Atlantic Bridge and the University Bridge Fund. Volograms Limited operates in the developing field of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR and VR). The VR and […]

Acted as lead legal advisors to Irish pharma company, Sublimity Therapeutics Holdco Limited (formerly Sigmoid Pharma Limited) in the US$64m investment by a consortium of international investment funds. The corporate team (Andreas McConnell leading) acted as lead legal advisors to Irish pharma company, Sublimity Therapeutics Holdco Limited (formerly Sigmoid Pharma Limited) in the US$64m investment […]

We are delighted to announce, Philip Lee has won the litigation Law Firm of the Year title at the Irish Law Awards 2018. Head of our litigation department, Damien Young and partner Amanda-Jayne Comyn were both proud to accept this award last Friday at The Clayton Hotel Dublin. The Irish Law Awards aim to identify, […]

We are delighted to announce Eoghan Doyle will be the guest speaker at Bank of Ireland GDPR seminar taking place at 5.45pm on the 17th April at the Blanchardstown BOI branch. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within […]

As published on Fora.ie, May 2018. Over the last few years, complex issues in relation to gender identity have exploded in the public consciousness. Increasingly, society is having to grapple with issues of gender, sex and sexuality. The subject of transgender rights, for example, has come to the forefront and it is apparent that historic […]

As published in The Irish Examiner, 8th May 2018. Famous for the Apple and Ireland tax ruling, Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition boss, is tipped to be Commission head, says Ronan Dunne. Dubbed the “most powerful woman in Brussels”, Margrethe Vestager has made her mark as the EU’s Competition Commissioner. A multi-billion euro fine imposed […]

Corporate partner Andrew Tzialli speaks with Richard Curran, The Business RTE Radio 1, on the opening of our London office, Brexit opportunities and the impact it will have on the Irish economy.

We are delighted to announce the opening of our first UK office in London in order to capitalise on the opportunities of Brexit, along with the appointment of five new partners to our head office in Dublin. The new appointments in London and Dublin bring the firm’s headcount to 150 across its Dublin, Brussels, San […]

8th IBA World Women Lawyers’ Conference 2018 The IBA’s Outstanding International Woman Lawyer Award 2018 was presented to Eloísa Machado de Almeida at the IBA 8th World Women Lawyers Conference in London, 13 April. Ms Almeida is a well-known human rights lawyer in Brazil. Throughout her career, Ms Almeida represented the interests of women who […]