Finalists for Irish Law Awards announced

Finalists in the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards have been announced, with leading law firms, legal practitioners and in-house legal teams across Ireland making the shortlist.

A judging panel chaired by notary public and solicitor Dr Eamonn G. Hall has selected the finalists ahead of a black-tie gala evening ceremony to be hosted by Miriam O’Callaghan in Dublin on Friday 6 May.

Now in its fifth year, the awards commend excellence in Irish law and recognise the outstanding achievements and exemplary practices of the Irish business law community.

You can view the full list of finalists by clicking here.

Dublin law firm ByrneWallace is among the shortlisted firms, having been nominated in six award categories.

Catherine Guy, managing partner at ByrneWallace, said: “The ByrneWallace team is committed to achieving excellence in everything that we do.

“This extends across all aspects of our business; from the quality of our legal advice and expertise, to the quality of our client care and service; from the high standards of practice management and innovative technologies we employ, to the quality and high calibre of people we recruit and develop.

“The Irish Law Awards are a testament to our ongoing commitment to deliver an excellent service to our clients and we are very pleased to have been recognised and shortlisted this year as finalists in such a wide range of award categories.”

Dr Hall said: “The submissions for the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards reflect the significant and impressive achievements of solicitors, barristers and legal executives from all over Ireland. The Awards will recognise these lawyers for the excellent client service they provide. The judges greatly admire the many achievements of these lawyers which all deserve to be celebrated.”

Dr Hall said: “The submissions for the AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards reflect the significant and impressive achievements of solicitors, barristers and legal executives from all over Ireland. The Awards will recognise these lawyers for the excellent client service they provide. The judges greatly admire the many achievements of these lawyers which all deserve to be celebrated.”

Patrick Farrell, head of AIB Private Banking, said: “I would like to congratulate the finalists in all the respective categories. The increased level and calibre of nominations speaks volumes for the growing stature of this event. Many of our valued customers are legal professionals who do outstanding work and we are delighted to be associated with an event that recognises excellence in this field.”

Tracey Carney, event director, added: “The AIB Private Banking Irish Law Awards recognise the hard work and dedication of those working in the legal profession and offers a platform to showcase their achievements in 2015.

“The standard and number of nominations this year have been exceptional and the addition of the categories, ‘Legal Book of the Year’ and ‘Legal Student of the Year’, proved to be very popular.

“We’re really looking forward to the awards ceremony on May 6 and best of luck to all the finalists.”