Lawyers in Ireland

Sean Neville

Of Counsel, Restructuring and Insolvency

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

Sean O'Donnell

Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution/ Data Privacy and Data Protection

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

Sean O’Reilly

Seán is a Partner, practising as part of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team. He has broad-ranging experience as a corporate lawyer. Seán is well respected as a trusted adviser with a depth of legal knowledge and a pragmatic, result-focussed approach in company, contract and commercial law. On the transactional side, Seán has extensive experience in high value mergers and acquisitions work, including a number of high profile sales and acquisitions in the technology, hospitality and healthcare sectors. Seán regularly advises upon the company law issues arising from and implemented a number of complex group re-organisations. He also frequently advises on equity financing projects and has handled investment work for companies, private investors and venture capital investors. Seán has lectured in contract law and intellectual property law on the LLB course in Griffith College Cork. Seán has had his published work cited with approval by the Irish High Court.

RDJ LLP

Sean Ryan

Sean is a Partner in our Corporate M&A and Regulatory Team, and Head of EU & Competition. As a leading lawyer with over 25 years experience advising on corporate M&A transactions, and competition law / regulatory matters, Sean has a deep understanding of the complex legal landscape and has consistently provided clients with innovative and effective solutions to their legal challenges. He is a trusted advisor to clients across a wide range of industries, assisting clients achieve their strategic objectives while navigating complex legal and associated regulatory issues, and demonstrates first-hand the commercial approach and expertise of the lawyers within Whitney Moore. Sean has advised on some of the highest profile and complex corporate / M&A transactions in Ireland, including a number of transactions that have been specifically singled out by regulators as being complex transactions (including Synch Payments (a complex joint venture transaction within the banking / payments services sector); the sale of Joyce’s Supermarkets to Tesco; advising the Irish Bookmakers Association in respect of a dawn raid by the CCPC and associated matters around legally privileged documents; and advising Circle K on its acquisition of Pelco (a highly complex transaction within the retail sale of motor fuel sector). A seasoned and experienced lawyer, he was also the first lawyer to be appointed ‘Monitoring Trustee’ by the Irish competition regulator, he has advised the Irish competition regulator on merger control issues, he advised the Irish Pensions Board on the processes and procedures to be applied in planning and conducting its first ever dawn raid, leading to a successful prosecution and is regularly involved in advising clients on high profile and complex matters. Consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in legal directories, his dual expertise and experience in Corporate / M&A and Competition Law is a real asset, providing clients with the guidance they need to successfully achieve their business objectives. Mentions ‘Sean Ryan was the right person for this engagement. His experience, calmness, listening and consistency stood out. He was attuned to many different views from the various stakeholders, but had the ability to hold the parties to the approach and ultimately delivered the end goal.’ – Legal 500 ‘Ryan brings strong experience to the table’ – Legal 500 ‘He advocated the right strategy and tone at the final stage and this delivered the result.’- Legal 500 ‘Sean Ryan provided excellent advice and guidance and navigation of a complex transaction’ – Legal 500’ ‘Sean Ryan is noted for his solid competition know-how’ – Legal 500 “Clients describe Sean Ryan as ‘very smart, efficient and responsive’ ” – Legal 500

Whitney Moore

Sean Twomey

Sean is Partner in the Real Estate Team. He advises on traditional acquisitions, development, finance, leasing, and re-structuring through to newer areas such student accommodation, data centres, primary care centres and the private rented sector. Sean has experience in acting for foreign and domestic Investors on the sale and acquisition of all types of property and has acted on several large office lettings both on the landlord and tenant side. Sean works closely with our lawyers in our corporate team in relation to property elements of mergers and acquisitions. He has also worked extensively with lawyers in other jurisdictions on the real estate elements arising in international M&A deals and on international property syndication transactions. He works with our Banking team in financing both for banks and borrowers. Sean advises on lending restructurings and enforcement of securities in conjunction with our corporate recovery team.

Addleshaw Goddard

Seanna Mulrean

Seanna practises in corporate and commercial law and is also a member of the firm’s Infrastructure, Construction and Energy team. She has expertise in a wide range of corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions (in particular cross-border transactions) and advises on commercial contracts. Seanna has acted for both buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions and advised on joint ventures and corporate restructurings. In Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Seanna has experience advising on all stages of projects within the waste and wastewater, healthcare, telecommunications, energy and natural resources and transport sectors. Seanna advises on the key types of contracts and agreements most used during the projects and construction lifecycle. She has advised on public procurement, supply agreements and the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts including those based on industry standards such as RIAI, FIDIC, and LOGIC. This experience in construction and projects means Seanna is well equipped to support clients in navigating the challenges associated with corporate transactions and commercial contracts in the Projects and Construction space.

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

Seonadh Twomey

Solicitor

Corrigan & Corrigan

Seán Barton

Consultant

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Seán McGrenaghan

DLA Piper Ireland LLP

Shane Coveney

Partner, Asset Management and Investment Funds

Dillon Eustace

Shane Dolan

Partner

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Shane Fahy

Partner

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Shane Harron

Partner, Restructuring and Insolvency & Commercial Litigation

Dillon Eustace

Shane Hogan

Shane Hogan is the head of the Tax department and head of Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution at Matheson. Shane is an internationally recognised leading tax practitioner with extensive experience in transactional as well as non-transactional international tax matters. Described as “world class” and a “trusted partner”, Shane is also a go-to practitioner for clients resolving high-stakes complex tax controversy matters. In recent years Shane has led on many of the most significant contentious tax mandates in the Irish market, including matters before the European courts, the Irish courts and the Tax Appeals Commission as well as on a range of key competent authority and international tax controversy matters. Shane frequently publishes articles in leading tax journals and is co-author of the Irish Chapter of the IBFD’s publication on Transfer Pricing. Shane was Chairman of the Irish branch of the International Fiscal Association from 2006 to 2010 and remains an active Committee member. Shane is both a qualified solicitor and chartered accountant and is a member of the Law Society of Ireland, the International Bar Association, the Irish Taxation Institute and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Matheson LLP

Shane Kelleher

Shane is a Co-Head of William Fry’s Banking & Finance Department and Partner in William Fry’s Financial Regulation Unit and Corporate Department. He advises clients on all aspects of financial regulation including regulatory issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, acquisitions and disposals of qualifying holdings in regulated entities, authorisations and extension or surrender of authorisations, compliance with conduct of business requirements, fitness and probity, corporate governance, market abuse and transparency requirements. Shane advises regulated entities including credit institutions, MiFID investment firms, payment institutions, electronic money institutions, investment business firms, other financial institutions and investors in the financial services sector on compliance with regulatory standards and the impact of new regulatory developments at Irish and EU levels. He is a member of William Fry’s Regulatory Enforcement Group. Shane has considerable experience of working in general company and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and banking and financial services law practices at William Fry and he brings the benefit of this varied practice base to his work for clients in his specialist area of financial regulation.

William Fry LLP

Shane Kennedy

Shane is a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Department. He practices financial services law and advises many of the world’s leading financial institutions, investment banks and asset managers carrying on business through Irish fund vehicles (ICAVs, investment companies, unit trusts, CCFs and ILPs) and Irish domiciled management companies. Shane has extensive experience advising a wide range of domestic and international clients on the structuring, establishment, marketing and sale of both UCITS and alternative investment funds in Ireland across the full range of investment strategies and asset classes. Shane has completed secondments with two of the world’s largest asset managers in both Dublin and London. Shane is a Mindful Business Charter champion within the firm.

Matheson LLP

Shane Martin

​Shane Martin is a Partner based in Walkers' Ireland office. He has significant experience in regulatory risk and compliance in financial services across the banking, insurance, asset management, credit union and payment services sectors. Drawing on his experience as a regulator and industry adviser, Shane provides practical and informed advice on all regulatory compliance matters with particular expertise in financial crime. Admitted In: Ireland New York (not practising)

Walkers

Shane Neville

Shane acts for national and international businesses in a wide variety of commercial disputes and general litigation. Shane’s practice has a particular focus on advising insurers and defending insured businesses in professional indemnity and other financial-lines matters. Niche areas of expertise of his include solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance regulations and partnership law. Shane’s commercial litigation experience includes acting for technology or “big tech” companies, acting in energy/oil-industry disputes and advising regarding contractual disputes.

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

Shane O'Brien

Partner

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Shane O\'Neill

Shane is a partner in our Construction and Engineering Group Shane specialises in non-contentious construction law, predominantly advising developers, institutional investors, funders, owner occupiers and tenants on major development projects.

Arthur Cox LLP

Shane O’Connor

Shane O'Connor is a Partner in RDJ’s Real Estate team. He specialises in advising on construction and procurement matters including initial tendering, contract drafting and negotiation, mid-stream contractual issues, regulatory advices, and all forms of alternative dispute resolution. He has both private practice and in-house experience across Ireland and England in addition to a number of years of pre-qualification experience in the construction industry. Prior to joining RDJ Shane spent almost 6 years with a semi-state utilities provider as the lead legal adviser to a wide range of professionals across some of the largest construction contracts in the state including treatment plants, specialised buildings, and civil engineering projects. He has experience across all principal forms of construction contracts such as FIDIC, RIAI, NEC, government public works, Orgalim, and several bespoke forms including those used by local authorities and semi-state bodies.

RDJ LLP

Shane O’Donnell

Head of Corporate

Dentons Ireland LLP

Shane Sweeney

Partner

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Sharon Daly

Sharon Daly heads the Commercial Litigation Insurance team which is described by Legal 500 as "second to none" with Sharon being personally commended for her ability to respond creatively to complex issues. Sharon and her team have been involved in some of the most significant commercial litigation before the Irish courts in the last ten years, including defending a major financial institution in a multi-billion, multi-jurisdictional dispute arising from investment in Bernard L. Madoff’s business. Sharon also acted for insurers in the largest property damage dispute to come before the Irish courts in relation to the liability of hydro-electrical dams and flood damage arising therefrom. Sharon and her team advise a wide range of clients on insurance issues including policy wordings, coverage, policy disputes, defence of large complex claims and subrogated recovery actions. Sharon is the Co-Chair of the International Bar Association Insurance Committee for 2018-2020 and has actively sought to use this committee to bring together leaders in the insurance industry to address the challenges in the industry globally. As a member of Matheson’s Brexit Advisory Group and a council member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Sharon is working with Government and other key stakeholders to encourage UK-based multinationals to relocate to Dublin in order to facilitate the growth of Dublin as a leading global business centre, building on Brexit and beyond.

Matheson LLP