Lawyers in Ireland

Chantal Feeney

Solicitor in the Litigation Department

Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP

Charleen O\'Keeffe

Charleen is a partner in our Disputes and Investigations Group, specialising in Intellectual Property (IP) and regulatory law. Charleen works with a wide range of national and multinational clients, from global life sciences and healthcare companies, to leading consumer goods companies. She is a recognised leader in the life sciences sector, with a particular expertise in the intersection of regulatory law, competition law and patent litigation. As a skilled litigator, Charleen brings extensive experience in guiding clients through complex Irish and multi-jurisdictional IP disputes. She advises leading global companies including innovator pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies in high-stakes international disputes. By providing strategic local advice and representation, Charleen and her team serve as a critical component in cross-border disputes. Charleen joined Matheson in June 2026 from another large Irish law firm, where she had been a partner since 2020. Charleen advises clients in the life sciences sector on every phase of a product’s life cycle from product development, clinical trials, data exclusivity, regulatory approval to commercialisation and product safety / recall / liability. She is a lecturer on the Law Society of Ireland’s IP Diploma and PPC courses and has been recognised for several years by the leading directories for her work in Life Sciences and Healthcare and in IP.

Matheson LLP

Charles Carroll

Partner

A&L Goodbody LLP

Chris Bollard

Partner

A&L Goodbody LLP

Chris Comerford

Partner

A&L Goodbody LLP

Chris Quinn

Chris Quinn is a consultant in Matheson's Finance and Capital Markets Department and focuses on asset finance, leasing, structured and cross-border financing and securitisations. Chris advises many of the world's leading financial institutions, investment banks, aircraft financing banks, aircraft owners, aircraft lessors, airlines, financial arrangers and investments advisers both located in Ireland and throughout the world. Chris has extensive experience in asset finance, leasing, structured cross border financing and securitisation transactions including the acquisition, financing, sale and leaseback and defeasance of aircraft, ships, rail, rolling stock and other equipment. Chris' clients include a number of the major aircraft leasing companies, both Irish and foreign airlines, equipment leasing companies, many of the major asset financing and equipment leasing banks and many of the leading investment banks. Chris has spoken at a number of securitisation, structured finance and airfinance conferences and has contributed a number of articles to Structured Finance and Asset Finance publications. Chris has spoken at a number of conferences in relation to Aircraft Transactions and Ireland. He is also a regular speaker at Cape Town Convention and Aircraft Protocol Legal conferences.

Matheson LLP

Christian Donagh

Christian Donagh is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department at Matheson and is head of the firm's Derivatives, Netting and Collateral Group. Christian's practice focuses on advising asset managers and investment banks doing business in and from Ireland in relation to securitisations, CLOs, fund-linked structured products, repackagings, securities lending and repos. Christian regularly advises Irish corporates and their counterparties in relation to ISDA master agreements and collateral arrangements relating to over-the-counter derivatives transactions such as interest rate and currency linked swaps, caps and collars and on compliance with EMIR. Frequently, the firm provides legal opinions on issues relating to the enforceability of close-out netting provisions and collateral arrangements documented using industry standard or bespoke derivatives, repo and prime brokerage documentation. Christian qualified as a solicitor with Allen & Overy in 2000 and spent several years in each of its London and Hong Kong offices. Christian joined Matheson in 2006 and became a partner in 2007. Christian co-chairs the Legal Committee of the Irish Debt Securities Association (IDSA) and is a former chairperson of IDSA. The IDSA is an industry organisation promoting and developing Ireland as a location for activities to support the global securitisation, structured finance, debt securities and specialist securities industries with over 35 corporate members. Christian is also a member of the Rules Committee of Euronext, Dublin.

Matheson LLP

Christine O’Donovan

Partner

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Christopher McLaughlin

Chris is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Group. Chris specialises in corporate finance, advising international and domestic listed, public and private companies on all aspects of company law, including on compliance and governance issues. He has extensive experience of advising on corporate migrations to Ireland, public takeovers and schemes of arrangement, ECM transactions and private equity. Prior to joining the firm, Chris trained and worked in London, most recently in the London office of a leading US law firm.

Arthur Cox LLP

Cian Beecher

Cian is a partner in our Employment Law Group. He is a former in-house counsel, with over 20 years’ experience advising on all aspects of employment and industrial relations law. Cian advises our clients on all issues that arise from the employer-employee/ employer-trade union relationship. Cian’s focus is on practical and effective strategies, providing clear, straightforward and practical advice.

Arthur Cox LLP

Cian Clinch

Cian is a partner in the Commercial & Business team at Hayes solicitors. He advises clients on a wide range of commercial and corporate matters, mainly in the retail, hospitality, advertising and charity sectors. He is highly experienced in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, drafting and advising on terms and conditions of sale and the legal aspects of marketing and advertising campaigns. His corporate work includes advising clients on shareholder and partnership agreements, the sale and acquisition of businesses, and company law compliance matters. Cian has significant experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on shareholder disputes, contract disputes and enforcement.

Hayes Solicitors LLP

Cian Duane

Partner in the Commercial Department

Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP

Cian Fenton

Cian is a Partner in RDJ’s Banking and Finance group. He practices in a wide range of finance transactions including acquisition finance, real estate and development finance, structured finance, loan portfolio sales and debt restructuring. His main focus is on lending to corporate groups for expansions (whether acquisitions or developments). Cian acts for a number of domestic and international banks, alternative finance providers and non-bank lenders. He also acts for a wide range of corporate borrowers, particularly in the construction and hospitality sectors.

RDJ LLP

Cian McCourt

Cian specialises in mergers and acquisitions, advising on public and private transactions as well as corporate finance and equity capital markets transactions. Cian has experience advising on domestic and cross border transactions in a number of industries including the pharma/healthcare, financial services, energy and technology sectors as well as advising on corporate migrations, holding company structures, schemes of arrangement and cross border mergers. Cian has extensive experience in public M&A and has advised international clients and boards of directors on investing in Ireland and Irish based acquisitions including advising on some of the largest and most high-profile public transactions in Irish corporate history. Prior to joining Arthur Cox Cian was a partner in another leading Irish law firm and spent a number of years based in London and New York. In this video, Cian reflects on the professional milestones in his career to date. Cian discusses the importance of mentorship, changes in the legal industry and reflects on the advice he would give his younger self.

Arthur Cox LLP

Cian Moriarty

Cian is a partner in our employment group. He has acted for a large number of employers and employees, on various employment law matters both contentious and non-contentious. Cian advises both public and private sector clients in relation to all aspects of employment law. He also advises in the area of immigration and regularly assists employers to bring their employees to Ireland.

Philip Lee LLP

Ciara Buckley

Ciara is a partner in our Debt Finance Group. She trained and qualified as a solicitor with Allen & Overy in London, spending over four years in their Real Estate and Corporate Finance Group. Ciara has extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of domestic and international financings including real estate financing, acquisition financing, fund financing, corporate restructurings, syndicated lending, margin loans and ESG financing. Her particular focus is real estate and development finance, advising lenders (traditional and alternative), private equity funds and other investors in respect of both senior and mezzanine positions for investment, development, commercial, residential, hotel, student housing and forward fund financings.

Arthur Cox LLP

Ciara Deasy

Partner

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Ciara Dooley

Ciara is Of Counsel in our Construction and Engineering Group. She has extensive knowledge in advising clients on a broad range of both contentious and non-contentious construction and public procurement related matters.

Arthur Cox LLP

Ciara FitzGerald

Partner

Dentons Ireland LLP

Ciara McLoughlin

DLA Piper Ireland LLP

Ciara Murphy

Ciara is partner in Beauchamps litigation & dispute resolution team. Ciara has extensive experience advising clients, from both a plaintiff and defendant perspective, across a wide range of contentious matters. She has particular experience in claims involving professional negligence, debt recovery and enforcement, financial services litigation and medical negligence. Ciara is a specialist in the area of professional negligence and has represented insurers across a broad range of indemnity cases, particularly in the area of professional negligence claims against solicitors. She advises insurers on policy interpretation and coverage disputes. She also has experience in advising both insurers and self-insured bodies in respect of employer’s and public liability personal injury claims.

Beauchamps LLP

Ciara Ní Longaigh

Ciara is an associate in Maples and Calder's Employment team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. She advises on a broad range of employment related matters including unfair dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures, bullying, harassment and work-related stress processes, working time and equality issues. Ciara also has experience in advising in relation to contract reviews and the drafting of company policies and procedures.

Maples Group

Ciara O'Herlihy

Partner

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Ciara O\'Leary

Partner

Dechert LLP