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A&L Goodbody

Dispute Resolution

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A&L Goodbody

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Dispute Resolution - Ireland

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What the Team is Known For
A&L Goodbody offers an outstanding team with a formidable track record advising top clients on complex and high-value domestic and international disputes. The practice handles commercial and public law litigation spanning product liability claims through to applications for the judicial review of regulatory decisions. The law firm is regularly selected to represent banking sector clients in investigations carried out by the Central Bank of Ireland. Lawyers in the team offer further experience defending companies and private individuals in white-collar crime investigations, including those that require coordination with local counsel in foreign jurisdictions.
Strengths

A&L Goodbody has a stellar dispute resolution team that is hands-on, responsive and strategically astute.

The team has great lawyers at every level and deploys the right resources for the myriad tasks they face.

The A&L Goodbody team is very good at looking at issues from different angles.

A&L Goodbody is extremely responsive and offers a top-quality service.

The litigation department at A&L Goodbody possesses a large team of lawyers enabling it to work quickly in respect of matters, especially when urgent. This team is also able to leverage the skills of other departments when required.

Work Highlights

A&L Goodbody acted for Bank of Ireland on the defence of a claim by the former owners of Davy Stockbrokers relating to Bank of Ireland's acquisition of DAvy in 2022.

Notable practitioners
Joe Kelly

Joe Kelly offers prodigious experience advising on a range of civil, criminal and administrative law proceedings brought against banks and multinational corporates. He has notable expertise representing clients in fraud and white-collar crime mandates.

Joe Kelly is an excellent lawyer.


Enda Hurley
Enda Hurley handles some of the law firm's most high-profile matters, including significant tax appeals. He also has experience in the coordination of commercial disputes that touch on multiple jurisdictions.

Enda Hurley is really easy to deal with and a good person to have on the team, providing thoughtful and measured views.

Enda's very personable and clearly knows his stuff in terms of Irish court procedure.

Enda is a very capable lawyer.

He offers superb counsel that is thoughtful, insightful and result-oriented.


Dario Dagostino
Dario Dagostino defends both domestic and international financial services providers in white-collar investigations, with particular experience in the mortgage and banking industries. He is additionally praised for his expertise in regulatory work.

He has a really strong reputation in the market.

He is an excellent regulatory and dispute lawyer.


Kenan Furlong
Kenan Furlong advises private individuals and companies on investigations into alleged corruption, money laundering and data protection offences. He also advises clients on commercial litigation.

Kenan is really good.


Sarah Murphy

Sarah Murphy has a broad practice assisting with a range of commercial disputes. She is particularly strong advising clients in the financial services sector on disputes relating to pensions and shareholders' disputes.

Sarah is really excellent.


Tom Casey

Tom Casey acts for liquidators and financial institutions on post-M&A and insurance disputes. He also assists with procurement disputes and regulatory investigations.

Tom Casey is an excellent lawyer who is quick to grasp commercial issues and strong on legal strategy.

He is great to work with and has a good strategic view.

Tom is brilliant at supporting his clients.

Tom leads on complex, high-profile litigation and is extremely impressive throughout.

Tom is very bright, practical and business-like.

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