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 AmTrust International Underwriters DAC Elavon Legal Team Elizabeth Davis & Wider PwC InHouse legal team 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: The Art and Craft of Judgment Writing: A Primer for Common Law Judges 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 |
| Lawyer of the Year Connacht / Ulster Donnacha Anhold Michael Monahan Solicitor Dublin J.O.S Solicitors John McEvoy John Redmond Lisa Quinn O'Flaherty Reza Nezam Richard Grogan Leinster Alvaro Blasco Elaine Byrne Stephen Walsh Susan Webster Munster Catherine O' Brien Donna Wilson Fergal McNamara Gearoid McGann Kieran Mulcahy Ronan Hynes Suzanne Parker Thomas Dowling Special Merit Award and Lifetime Achievement to be announced on the night |
