McCann FitzGerald triumphed in three categories, including Irish Law Firm of the Year, while Matheson partner Sharon Daly was named Irish Lawyer of the Year.

The awards ceremony in London was organised by Benchmark Litigation, a New York-based litigation publication which recently expanded into Europe.

McCann FitzGerald was named Irish Law Firm of the Year and Commercial and Transactions Firm of the Year, and picked up the Impact Case of the Year award for its work on Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems.