Lawyers in Northern Ireland

Dean Barr

Associate

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Deirdre ST John

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Edward Judge

Edward is a highly experienced restructuring and insolvency lawyer advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is seasoned in the representation of diverse clients, insolvency practitioners, creditors, directors and distressed companies, as well as bankrupts and their families, with standout expertise handling large-scale, complex disputes.

KEYSTONE LAW

Emma Grossmith

Emma is a Senior Associate in our Employment team. After qualifying, she worked for leading employment teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow, providing employment support on corporate projects and reorganisations as well as day to day advice on the full range of employment law issues (including employment contracts and directors’ service agreements; TUPE; individual and collective redundancies; COVID; disciplinary, grievance and absence management; equal opportunities; employment litigation and settlement negotiations).

Shoosmiths LLP

Emma Wightman

Emma is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute resolution team in the Belfast office and specialises in various aspects of commercial litigation including banking litigation, contract disputes, secured and unsecured recoveries from consumers, corporations and other commercial entities, defended and complex mortgage proceedings. She also deals with bankruptcy and insolvency actions. Emma acts on behalf of various leading banks, lending institutions, debt purchasers and asset finance companies.

Shoosmiths LLP

Gareth Walls

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Gearalt Fahy

Gearalt is an employment partner with over 25 years’ experience in helping employers navigate complex workforce challenges with clarity, confidence and foresight. He partners with Boards, HR Directors and senior leadership teams to anticipate risk, resolve issues before they escalate and protect business-critical interests. He acts almost exclusively for corporate clients from PLCs, mid-tier corporates and ambitious SMEs. He uses his significant experience of advising on the employer side to successfully advise senior executives on a range of issues from negotiated exits to enforcement of post termination restrictions. His clients’ span multiple sectors including infrastructure, construction, charities and professional services, with additional experience in energy, engineering and manufacturing.

Keystone Law

Grainne Fairbrother

Grainne is a banking and finance senior associate based in the Belfast office. Grainne acts for borrowers, banks, private equity and financial institutions across a variety of transactions to include debt finance including real estate finance and asset-based lending, acquisition finance and general corporate lending. Recent transactions include: acting for a large UK bank on a real estate acquisition and development facility of over £11,000,000; acting for a major motor financing company in relation to various real estate and corporate acquisitions and restructures; advising on the finance aspects of a £10,000,000 investment from a private equity investor to leading construction supplies company; advising a major UK high street bank on the refinancing of its existing facilities with a number of borrowers; and regularly advising major UK and Irish banks on the Northern Irish aspects of English Law or Irish Law governed transactions

Shoosmiths LLP

Grant Edwards

Grant is a corporate lawyer with significant experience of a wide range of corporate matters including M&A, private equity and venture capital investments (acting for both investors and investee companies), buyouts, joint ventures, demergers, restructures and the provision of general corporate law advice to shareholders and directors. Grant has particular expertise in the technology and sustainability sectors, leading on some of the largest and most complex deals in the Northern Ireland market. Grant was awarded 'Emerging Dealmaker of the Year' at the Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2021 for his 'dedication to the investment community locally and his ability to open doors for investment funds outside Northern Ireland' Grant is qualified in Northern Ireland and England & Wales.

Shoosmiths LLP

Hannah McDaid

Senior Associate

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

James Flanagan

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

James Pringle

Consultant

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Johanna Cunningham

Associate

Lewis Silkin

John Palmer

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

John Tougher

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Judith Brown

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Katey Dixon

As a Corporate Partner in Lewis Silkin with a particular focus on IP, I work closely with privately owned tech startups and other businesses within the creative sector, often from incorporation, through seed and series A investment rounds right through to acquisition. This typically involves advising on matters of corporate governance, pre-investment and growth plans, shareholders' agreements and buybacks as well as restructuring and exits. I have been fortunate to work with many inspiring clients throughout the life-cycle of their business. This means often working with founders on the investee / sell side, offering advice on their corporate and commercial needs and where the unexpected encroaches, assisting with shareholder and board disputes to try to find the a positive outcome for the company and parties involved. Advising companies at such an early stage when the company is run by the idea-makers has given me a useful insight into the human side of business as well as the evolution of each stage of its growth.

Lewis Silkin

Keith Dunn

Senior Associate

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Kevin Gallagher

I am a Partner in the Employment, Immigration and Reward team based in Belfast. I provide practical and commercial advice to clients on a wide range of employment related issues including contentious disputes, the conduct of internal procedures and compliance with statutory requirements. I have particular expertise defending complex claims for clients in the Industrial Tribunal, Fair Employment Tribunal, the County Court and High Court in Northern Ireland.

Lewis Silkin

Lauren McCollum

Associate

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Louise Bailey

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Lynsey Mallon

Partner

Arthur Cox Belfast

Mark Jameson

Partner

Arthur Cox Belfast

Mark Stockdale

Partner

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP