2022 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards Finalists Announced

_{The finalists for the Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards 2022}_{have been announced! Celebrating their 10th Year, The Irish Law Awards are delighted to have Dye & Durham on board as the headline sponsor for the 10th Year of their annual event. The Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards will continue to honour and establish the best of the best in the legal sector in Ireland, commend the achievements of lawyers, and recognise those who have dedicated their lives to serving in the legal profession.}

^{The winners will be announced at a gala dinner hosted by Ivan Yates, on the evening of Friday 28th October in the Aviva Stadium. (tickets on sale here)}

_{With over 400 entries for this year’s awards, the competition was stronger than ever. After intense deliberation from the judges, over 180 companies have made it as finalists with a possibility of winning an award this year. New categories such as Banking & Finance Legal Team / Lawyer of the Year, Pharma / Life Science Law Firm / Lawyer of the Year, and ADR Firm Team / Lawyer of the Year (sponsored by Ormond Meeting Rooms) have been introduced and have proven to be highly competitive.}

_{“Dye & Durham is delighted to be sponsoring this year’s Irish Law Awards and would like to wish the best of luck to all the finalists. We look forward to celebrating the very best of Ireland’s legal profession at the Aviva at the end of October.“}

_{For more information visit www.irishlawawards.ie, Call 01-6401777 or email the events team with your details and enquiry to: events@ashvillemediagroup.com.}

_{2022 Finalists Revealed}

ADR Firm Team/Lawyer of the Year

Charltons Solicitors
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP
Arran Dowling-Hussey
Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty
Richard Grogan & Associates
Sponsored by Ormond Meeting Rooms

Aviation Leasing Lawyer/Legal Team of the Year
Aergo Capital
Flynn O’Driscoll
Jeanette Delehanty, Castlelake
Rebecca Russell-Carroll, Genesis

Banking & Finance Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year
AIB
Carter Anhold & Co., Solicitors
Elavon Legal Team
Hatstone (Ireland) LLP
Keith Hogan, Hogan Dowling McNamara Solicitors LLP
P. O’Connor & Son
Philip Lee

Civil Litigation Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Donnacha Anhold
J.O.S Solicitors

Leinster (incl. Dublin)
Bernadette Barry
Doyle & Company LLP
Lavelle Partners Dispute Resolution Team
McMahon Goldrick Solicitors
Michael Boylan Litigation Law Firm
Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP
RNL Solicitors
Sherwin O’Riordan Solicitors

Munster
McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP
MDM Solicitors
Ronan Hynes
Sweeney McGann LLP
Thomas Dowling, Hogan Dowling McNamara Solicitors LLP
Sponsored by FTI Consulting

Corporate/Commercial Law Team/Lawyer of the Year
Bryan Sweeney
Flynn O’Driscoll
Lavelle Partners Corporate and Commercial Team
Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP
P. O’Connor & Son
Philip Lee
Reddy Charlton LLP
Regan Wall LLP
Sherwin O ‘Riordan
Sweeney McGann LLP
Sponsored by Currencies Direct

Criminal Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Aonghus McCarthy Solicitors
Frank Buttimer & Company
French Kenny Solicitors
John M. Quinn & Co.
Michael Hennessy Solicitors
Michael J Staines & Company
Niall Fox Solicitors
Tim Kennelly

Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year
Blasco Solicitors
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Hatstone (Ireland) LLP
Matheson
RNL Solicitors

Employment Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
Alastair Purdy & Co
Carter Anhold & Co.,
J.O.S Solicitors

Leinster (incl. Dublin)
Anne O’Connell
Lavelle Partners Employment Team
Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty, Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP
Philip Lee
Reddy Charlton LLP
Richard Grogan & Associates
Sherwin O’Riordan

Munster
Aoife Hennessy, Sweeney McGann LLP
Comyn Kelleher Tobin Employment Law Team
Sponsored By Business Post

Excellance & Innovative in Client Services
Connacht/Ulster
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
J.O.S Solicitors
Kemple Gormley Solicitors
Michael Monahan Solicitor
P. O’Connor & Son

Leinster (inc Dublin)
Bernadette Barry
Blasco Solicitors
Criminal Assets Section, Chief State Solicitors Office
CSSO Family Law Team
Elaine Byrne Solicitors
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Judicial Review Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office
McKenna and Co Solicitors
McMahon Goldrick Solicitors
OSM Partners LLP
Richard Grogan & Associates
RNL Solicitors

Munster
Hogan Dowling McNamara Solicitors
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP
Parker Law Solicitors
Sponsored By Keyhouse

Excellence in Communications
Bernadette Barry
Blasco Solicitors & Notary Public
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
CSSO Family Law Team
Elaine Byrne Solicitors
Hogan Dowling McNamara Solicitors
J.O.S Solicitors
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
McKenna and Co Solicitors
Michael Monahan Solicitor
Patrick Horan Solicitors
Richard Grogan & Associates
Sponsored By Call Pal

Family Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
Berwick Solicitors LLP
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP
Niall Fox Solicitors

Leinster (Incl. Dublin)
Carol McGuinness Solicitors
Charltons Solicitors
CSSO Family Law Team
Hanahoe and Hanahoe Solicitors
Jennifer O Brien Solicitors
Keith Walsh Solicitors
Niamh Kennedy
Niamh Moran, Carmody Moran Solicitors LLP
Susan Webster

Munster
Jane O’Connor, Sweeney McGann LLP
Karen Tobin
Marcella Sheehy
Maria O’ Donovan & Co.
Sponsored By Brewin Dolphin

In-House (Non-Civil Service/Public Sector) Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year
AIB In-House Legal Team
Elavon Legal Team
Elizabeth Davis & Wider PwC InHouse legal team
Gemma Fox
Gemma Neylon
John McEvoy
Liadhain Canavan
Speed Fibre Group
Sponsored By Turkish Airlines

International Law Firm (Ireland) of the Year
Blasco Solicitors
Covington & Burling
Hatstone (Ireland) LLP
Ogier Leman

Irish Language Practitioner of the Year
Ciaran Tansey, Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Gael Linn for Bréagchúirt Uí Dhálaigh
Natasha McDermott, McDermott Solicitors
Samantha Geraghty, P. O’Connor & Son

Law Book of the Year
Arthur Cunningham: Civil Litigation of Commercial Fraud
Edana Richardson and Ollie Bartlett: Legal Research and Writing Skills in Ireland
Dr. Max Barrett: Globe Law and Business
Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty: Women in Law: Discovering the True Meaning of Success, Ed: Angela Han, Ramses House 2022
Mark Tottenham: The Reliable Expert Witness
Neville Cox and Eoin McCullough Defamation: Law and Practice, Second Edition
Christopher Lehane: Succession Law
Vivian Geiran and Dr. Shane McCarthy: Probation and Parole in Ireland: Law and Practice
J.C.W Wylie: Wylie on Irish Landlord and Tenant Law
Sponsored By LegalBooks.ie

Law Firm Innovation Award
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
J.O.S Solicitors
LawOnline in association with McGroddy Brennan Solicitors
McKenna and Co Solicitors
O’Donnell McKenna
OSM Partners
Richard Grogan & Associates
Sponsored By Leap

Law School of the Year
Faculty of Law, Griffith College
Law Society of Ireland Diploma Centre
School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University
School of Law and Government, Dublin City University
School of Law NUI Galway
Sponsored By BlueBook

Law Student of the Year
Ciara Dinneny, Law Society of Ireland
Cillín Greene, DCU
Irina Ciocan, Trinity College Dublin
Jana Khalil, Maynooth University
Katie Sherry, Griffith College
Luke Gibbons, Trinity College Dublin
Mark McNulty, UCC
Matthew Mulrooney, NUI Galway
Sophie McDermott, UCD
Sophie Treacy, Trinity College Dublin

Legal Executive of the Year
Audrey Hughes
Claire Rafferty
Debbie Gray
Edel Martin
Gemma Fuller
Maria Hanley
Mary Hughes
Natalie Beck
Shannon Gayson
Simon Peter Urbanski
Sponsored By Pearts

Personal Injury/Medical Negligence Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP
Kennedys Ireland
Lavelle Partners Medical Negligence Team
Martin Kerrigan
McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP
McMahon Goldrick Solicitors
Michael Boylan Litigation Law Firm
Sellors LLP

Pharma/Life Science Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Advanz Pharma (Irish Legal Team)
John McEvoy
Keith Hogan, Hogan Dowling McNamara Solicitors LLP

Pro Bono Publico/Community Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Ballymun Community Law Centre
Derek Walsh
Griffith College Innocence Project
Irish Rule of Law International
Lisa Quinn O’Flaherty, Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Mercy Law Resource Centre
Sinead Kerin

Probate Law Firm/Team/Lawyer/of the Year
Catherine O’Brien O’ Brien Solicitors
Elaine Byrne Solicitors (Company)
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP
Jordan & Kennelly
McKenna and Co Solicitors
Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP
P. O’Connor & Son
Reddy Charlton LLP
Sweeney McGann LLP

Property Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP
P. O’Connor & Son

Dublin
Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors
Dermot Flanagan S.C
Direct Law
Doyle & Company LLP
Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP Real Estate Team
John Redmond, Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Lavelle Partners Property Team
McKenna and Co Solicitors
Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP
O’Connor LLP
OSM Partners
Philip Lee
Reddy Charlton LLP

Leinster
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Connellan Solicitors LLP

Munster
Catherine O’Brien O’ Brien Solicitors
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP
Donna Wilson, Principal Solicitor at Wilson Daly Solicitors
Fergal McNamara
O’Donovan & Co Solicitors LLP
Parker Law Solicitors
Sweeney McGann LLP
Sponsored By Westcor International

Public Sector/Civil Service In-House Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year
Criminal Assets Section, Chief State Solicitors Office
CSSO Family Law Team
Judicial Review Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office
Legal and Data Governance Office, Research and Development, HSE

Service Provider to the Legal Profession
B&B Health Clinic & Medicolegal Reporting Services
Behan & Associates
Currencies Direct – Ireland
Denis Shelly Legal Costs Accountants Limited
Erin Research
Finders International
Immigrant Advice Bureau Ltd
Law Society of Ireland Library and Information Service
LEAP Legal Software
Legal and General Four Courts Shop
LegalRSS
MCS Case Management Limited
Orla Carabini, Ormond Meeting rooms
Pearts Solicitors and Town Agents
Solicitors Growth
The Law Society of Ireland, Four Courts Consultation Rooms
Sponsored by Search Talent

Sole Practitioner of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
J.O.S Solicitors
McCormack Solicitors
Michael Monahan Solicitor
Natasha McDermott
Niall Fox Solicitors

Dublin
Bernadette Barry
Lisa McKenna of McKenna and Co Solicitors
Wesley Hudson

Leinster
Alvaro Blasco
Elaine Byrne
Patricia Holohan
Susan Webster, Susan Webster & Company

Munster
Catherine O’Brien, O’ Brien Solicitors
Donna Wilson
Kate Liston

Sole Principal of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Donnacha Anhold

Leinster (Incl. Dublin)
Bernadette Barry
Jessica Hickey, Hibernian Law Solicitors
Michael Hennessy
Peter Boyle & Co Solicitors
Richard Grogan & Associates
Stephen Walsh & Co Solicitors
Tim Kennelly
Wesley Hudson

Munster
Kieran Mulcahy
Marcella Sheehy
Suzanne Parker, Parker Law Solicitors

Sports Lawyer of the Year
Lyndsey Dillon
P. O’Connor & Son
Stuart Gilhooly SC
Sweeney McGann LLP

Technology Media & Telecommunications Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors
Irish Rule of Law International
J.O.S Solicitors
Philip Lee
Sponsored by EY Law Ireland

Law Firm of the Year
Connacht/Ulster
Carter Anhold & Co., Solicitors
Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP
J.O.S Solicitors
Michael Monahan Solicitor
O’Donnell McKenna
P. O’Connor & Son

Dublin
Doyle & Company LLP
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Flynn O’Driscoll
French Kenny Solicitors
Hatstone (Ireland) LLP
John M. Quinn & Co.
McKenna and Co Solicitors
McMahon Goldrick Solicitors
Michael J Staines & Company
OSM Partners
Philip Lee
Reddy Charlton LLP
Richard Grogan & Associates

Leinster
Blasco Solicitors
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Hanahoe and Hanahoe Solicitors
Susan Webster, Susan Webster & Company

Munster
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Marcella Sheehy
McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP
O’Donovan & Co Solicitors LLP
Parker Law Solicitors
Regan Wall LLP
Sweeney McGann LLP
Sponsored by Dye & Durham