Two lawyers at McCann FitzGerald have been recognised at the Lexology Client Choice Awards 2021 for a second time. Real estate partner Jennifer Halpin was awarded with the Client Choice Award 2021 in Ireland’s real estate category.
Awards
Matheson partner Helen Kelly has been named as one of the world's top antitrust lawyers by Global Competition Review (GCR). Ms Kelly, who heads Matheson's EU, competition and regulatory group and was the first woman to become an antitrust partner at an Irish law firm, is among 130 lawyers and econom
A barrister from Northern Ireland who practises in London has been shortlisted for an award recognising young barristers in England and Wales for their pro bono work. The Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year award, facilitated by Advocate, the pro bono charity of The Bar of England and Wales, celebr
Arthur Cox has been named international firm of the year at the 2021 Legal Business Awards in London. The award recognises leading independent non-UK or US law firms that demonstrate a clear market share, significant client development, strong management and a successful recruitment and retention st
Niamh O'Shea, partner at Maples and Calder LLP, has been recognised as a "Rising Star" at the European Women in Business Law Awards 2020, which happened virtually last week. Ms O'Shea, who is based at the firm's Dublin office, joined the firm's graduate programme as a trainee in 2008. She qualified
Arthur Cox has been recognised as Ireland's top law firm at the 2020 International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards. The firm also advised on the Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year and was recognised for its work on the Stenn trade receivables securitisation deal.
Anne-Marie McAlinden, professor of law and criminal justice at Queen's University Belfast, has been awarded the Kevin Boyle Book Prize for outstanding legal scholarship. Professor McAlinden received the award for her book Children as 'Risk': Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Children and Young People
The Law Society of Ireland has honoured the work of journalists at its Justice Media Awards. Sorcha Pollak and Kathleen Harris, of The Irish Times, were recognised for their work on “From Syria to Wicklow: A Desperate Family, an Irish Welcome”, a report that followed a family's esca