Arthur Cox and ByrneWallace have emerged as the Irish winners at the Chambers Europe Awards 2017 in London.

Arthur Cox was named Ireland Law Firm of the Year, beating out nominees A&L Goodbody, ByrneWallace, Mason Hayes & Curran, Matheson, McCann FitzGerald, and William Fry.

Brian O’Gorman, managing partner at Arthur Cox, said: “We are very pleased to win Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2017 at the Chambers Europe Awards. The award is great recognition for everyone at the firm for their excellent work, client service and innovation.”

Meanwhile, ByrneWallace won the Ireland Client Service Award.

Catherine Guy, managing partner at ByrneWallace, said: “We are delighted and extremely proud to have been awarded one of the top international accolades for client service in the legal profession, and we appreciate hugely the commitment and loyalty of the ByrneWallace team and that of our clients in helping us to achieve such an honour.

“Our clients are at the centre of our business and it is our aim is to make their experiencein working with us as positive and as successful as possible. Delivering an excellent client service is core to the ethos and values of ByrneWallace,and we continuously challenge ourselves to find innovative ways to deliver an even better service to our clients.

“What makes this award more important and rewarding is that it is based on the opinions of our clients and we are extremely grateful to our clients for their continuous support.”