Now in their 11th year, these awards aim to identify, honour, and publicise outstanding achievements, while also recognising those who have dedicated their lives to serving in the legal profession. This annual event is designed to recognise excellence in the legal profession of Ireland, commending the achievements of lawyers.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner hosted by Ivan Yates, on the evening of 9th of June 2023 in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin.
For more information visit www.irishlawawards.ie, Call 01-6401777 or email the events team with your details and enquiry to: events@ashvillemediagroup.com.
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2023 Finalist Revealed
| Baking & Finance Legal Team / Lawyer of the Year Nicola Nevin & Co. Solicitors OSM Partners LLP Philip Lee Sweeney McGann LLP |
| Corporate/Commercial Law Team/Lawyer of the Year Amryt Pharma Commercial Contracts Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP incorporating J R Sweeney LLP Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Flynn O'Driscoll Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP J.O.S Solicitors Lavelle Partners LLP Philip Lee Sweeney McGann LLP |
| Criminal Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year Ciarán Mulholland French Kenny Solicitors John M. Quinn & Co. Kiely McCarthy Solicitors Michael Hennessy Solicitors Michael J Staines Solicitors Neil Manley |
| Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year Blasco Solicitors Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Gibson & Associates LLP McKenna & Co Solicitors Mulholand Law Philip Lee RNL Solicitors |
| Excellence in Communications Ballymun Community Law Centre Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors Berwick Solicitors LLP Dillon Solicitors LLP Elaine Byrne Solictors J.O.S Solicitors Jacob Law Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors McKenna & Co Solicitors Mulholland Law Aisling Irish, Parker Law Patrick Horan Solicitors RNL Solicitors |
| Law Firm Innovation Award Fitzsimons Redmond LLP J.O.S Solicitors Jacob Law LawOnline in association with McGroddy Brennan Solicitors McKenna & Co OSM Partners LLP Susan Murphy, MakeMyWill Solicitors |
| Legal Executive of the Year Caroline Shannon Deirdre Rafferty Edel Martin Gemma Fuller Mairead McAteer Julia Maxim Lina Oksaite Marike Koen Patrick Reilly Rachael Mc Cormack Shirisha Reddy Govinolla Simon Urbanski |
| Personal Injury / Medical Negligence Law Firm / Lawyer of the Year Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP Gibson & Associates LLP Hanahoe and Hanahoe HOMS Assist Lanigan Clarke LLP Lavelle Partners LLP McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP McMahon Goldrick Solicitors MHP Sellors LLP Michael Boylan Litigation Law Firm |
| Pharma / Life Science Law Firm / Lawyer of the Year John McEvoy, Amryt Pharma McCann Fitzgerald LLP Philip Lee |
| Pro Bono Publico / Community Law Firm / Lawyer of the Year Ballymun Community Law Centre Innocence Project, Griffith College Irish Rule of Law Lisa Quinn O'Flaherty, Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Mercy Law Resource Centre Philip Lee |
| Probate Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year Douglas Law Solicitors LLP Doyle & Company LLP Elaine Byrne Solictors Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP Jordan & Kennelly Mannion Solicitors LLP Susan Murphy Sweeney McGann LLP |
| Law Book of the Year Disciplinary Procedures in the Statutory Professions by Simon Mills, Aideen Ryan and Colm Scott-Byrne Education and the Law by Dympna Glendenning Effective Communication for Lawyers: A Practical Guide by Dr David Cowan FRSA Internally Displaced Persons and International Refugee Law by Dr. Bríd Ní Ghráinne Medical Negligence Litigation by Michael Boylan Personal Insolvency Law in Ireland by Alan McGee Practice and Procedure in the Superior Courts by Benedict Ó Floinn |
| Law School of the Year Griffith College School of Law Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology School of Law and Government, DCU |
| Law Student of the Year Adam O'Carroll, Maynooth University Aisling Maloney, University College Dublin Cian Bolger Hayes, Dublin City University Conal Dolan, Griffith College Conor Courtney, Law Society of Ireland David Rattigan, Maynooth University Kiri O'Neill, University College Dublin Melissa Donegan, University College Dublin Muhammad Awan, Trinity College Dublin Sarah Challoner, University College Dublin Seán Mulvaney, Griffith College Sneha Thomas, Maynooth University |
| Mental Health and Capacity Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year Áine Hynes S.C., St.John Solicitors LLP CKT Mental Health Team Davitt Geraghty, Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP Patricia Hickey St.John Solicitors LLP |
| Legal Educator of the Year Brian Flanagan, Maynooth University Bríd Ní Ghráinne, Maynooth University Dr Aisling de Paor, Dublin City University Dr Brian Tobin, School of Law, University of Galway John Darby, Flynn O'Driscoll LLP Karen Sutton, Griffith College Law Hero Lisa McKenna, McKenna & Co Law Bursary Rónán Kennedy, University of Galway Sponored by BlueBook |
| Technology Media, and Telecommunications Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year Eir Flynn O'Driscoll J.O.S Solicitors |
| Civil Litigation Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year Connacht / Ulster Berwick Solicitors LLP J.O.S Solicitors Lanigan Clarke LLP Leinster ( Dublin ) Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors Doyle & Company LLP Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP John M. Quinn & Co. Lavelle Partners McKenna & Co Solicitors McMahon Goldrick Solicitors Michael Boylan Litigation Law Firm Mulholland Law RNL Solicitors Munster Berwick Solicitors LLP McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP MDM Solicitors Ronan Hynes, MHP Sellors LLP Sponsore by FTI Consulting |
| Employment Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year Connacht / Ulster Alastair Purdy & Co. Solicitors Gibson & Associates LLP J.O.S Solicitor Leinster ( Incl.Dublin) Anne O'Connell Solicitors Employment Law Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Lavelle Partners LLP McInnes Dunne Murphy LLP O'Mara Geraghty McCourt Solicitors Setanta Solicitors Whitney Moore LLP Munster Aoife McCarthy, Douglas Law Solicitors LLP Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP Parker Law |
| Excellence & Innovation in Client Service Connacht / Ulster Gibson & Associates LLP J.O.S Solicitors Louise Howard Solicitors Dublin Anne O'Connell Solicitors Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors Commercial & Constitutional Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office Criminal Assets Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office Dillon Solicitors LLP McKenna & Co McMahon Goldrick Solicitors OSM Partners LLP RNL Solicitors Leinster Blasco Solicitors Elaine Byrne Solictors Mulholland Law Susan Murphy Munster Jacob Law Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP Parker Law Patrick Horan Solicitors Simon Urbanski |
| Family Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year Connacht / Ulster Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP Berwick Solicitors LLP Leinster ( Incl Dublin ) Abbott Solicitors Carol McGuinness Solicitors Cathy Morris Chief State Solicitor's Office - Family Law Team Dillon Solicitors LLP Doyle & Company LLP Hanahoe and Hanahoe Keith Walsh Solicitors LLP Lavelle Partners Niamh Kennedy Stefan O'Connor Munster Berwick Solicitors LLP (inc. Callinan Murphy Solicitors) Donal T Ryan Solicitors LLP Douglas Law Solicitors LLP Jane O'Connor, Sweeney McGann LLP Karen Tobin, Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP Máire McMahon, Donal T Ryan Solicitors Sponsored by Brewin Dolphin |
| In-House ( Non - Civil Service / Public Sector ) Legal Team / Lawyer of the Year AIB Group Legal Amryt Pharma Coca-Cola HBC Ireland & Northern Ireland Eir Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP Uisce Éireann Legal Team Volkswagen Legal Team |
| Law Firm of The Year Connacht / Ulster Alastair Purdy & Co. Solicitors Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP Gibson & Associates LLP J.O.S Solicitors Jordan & Kennelly Lanigan Clarke LLP Louise Howard Solicitors McDermott Solicitors MMD Solicitors Dublin Dillon Solicitors LLP Doyle & Company LLP Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Flynn O'Driscoll French Kenny Solicitors Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP John M. Quinn & Co. McKenna & Co Solicitors McMahon Goldrick Solicitors Nicola Nevin & Co. Solicitors OSM Partners LLP Leinster Blasco Solicitors Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Hanahoe and Hanahoe Munster Donal T Ryan Solicitors LLP Douglas Law Solicitors LLP Jacob Law MDM Solicitors Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors Kiely McCarthy Solicitors MHP Sellors LLP McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP Parker Law Wilson Daly Solicitors SMD Solicitors Sponsored by Dye & Durham |
| Lawyer of the Year Connacht / Ulster Jason O Sullivan Louise Howard Natasha McDermott Neil Manley Leinster ( Incl.Dublin) Ali Nezam Blasco Solicitors Elaine Byrne John McEvoy John Redmond Lisa McKenna Lisa Quinn O'Flaherty Nicola Nevin Reza Nezam Shane Dowling Munster Aoife McCarthy Dean Cunningham Donna Wilson Kieran Mulcahy Suzanne Parker |
| Property Law Firm / Team / Lawyer of the Year Connacht / Ulster Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP Gibson & Associates LLP Natasha McDermott Dublin Direct Law Doyle & Company LLP Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP John Redmond, Fitzsimons Redmond LLP Lavelle Partners LLP Mannion Solicitors LLP McKenna & Co Solicitors O'Connor LLP OSM Partners LLP Leinster Coillte Cuideachta Ghniomhaiochta Ainmnithe Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Munster Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP Donal T Ryan Solicitors LLP Jacob Law Suzanne Parker, Parker Law Wilson Daly Solicitors |
| Public Sector / Civil Service In-House Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year Coillte Cuideachta Ghniomhaiochta Ainmnithe EirGrid Legal Team Judicial Review Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office Justice & Crime Section, Chief State Solicitor’s Office Uisce Éireann Legal Team |
| Service Provider to the Legal Profession B&B Health Clinic & Medicolegal Reporting Service Behan & Associates Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre Finders International Ireland Immigrant Advice Bureau Law Society of Ireland Library Law Society of Ireland, Four Courts Consultation Rooms LawOnline LEAP Legal Software Pearts Solicitors & Town Agents Solicitors Growth The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland |
| Sole Practitioner of the Year Connacht / Ulster Jason O Sullivan Natasha McDermott Leinster ( Incl. Dublin ) Blasco Solicitors Elaine Byrne Lisa McKenna Mulholland Law Nicola Nevin Munster Dean Cunningham Patrick Horan Solicitors |
| Sole Principal of the Year Connacht / Ulster Louise Howard Neil Manley Leinster ( Inc. Dublin ) Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors Michael Hennessy Nicola Nevin & Co. Solicitors Wayne Kenny, French Kenny Solicitors Munster Donna Wilson, Wilson Daly Solicitors Kieran Mulcahy Susan Doyle Suzanne Parker, Parker Law |
| Special Merit Award and Lifetime Achievement to be announced on the night |
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