About

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Our Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations Group is the leading practice of its kind in Ireland. We are recognised for our expertise in complex, high-value cases heard in the Commercial List of the High Court and our experienced investigations practice. We represent corporates, financial institutions and insurance bodies, government entities and state bodies, professional organisations, and private individuals, and work with the most prominent firms from around the world.


Our disputes practice is market-leading. We have wide-ranging experience in all types of commercial and corporate disputes, including those arising from commercial agreements and operations, the financial markets, mergers and acquisitions, share dealings and other corporate and banking transactions. We also assist clients to prevent disputes before they occur.


We have expertise in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitrations, mediations, conciliations and expert determinations. Our international arbitration team acts for clients in high-value, multi-party and complex cross-jurisdictional arbitrations for clients in every business sector. We have wide-ranging experience in dealing with investigations and have played a significant role in many of the most important regulatory investigations and statutory inquiries in Ireland in recent years.

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What the Team is Known For

Arthur Cox holds a reputation as a leading dispute resolution practice which regularly provides strategic advice to corporate clients in complex international disputes. The team frequently defends prominent Irish and multinational companies from the retail and manufacturing sectors in shareholder disputes, competition damages claims and administrative proceedings. Lawyers in the practice also act both for defendant public bodies and for private sector claimants on applications for the judicial review of administrative decisions. Arthur Cox's practice additionally represents pharmaceutical companies and private healthcare providers in commercial disputes.

Work Highlights

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  • Arthur Cox represented Eircom in the first case to test the investigative powers of ComReg, under a new legislative regime, relating to search and seizure.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Lenny
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Andrew Lenny
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Senior Statespeople
Andrew Lenny has experience in high-value follow-on competition damages claims and in the defence of professional negligence allegations. He also handles public law litigation.

Andrew Lenny is one of the most senior commercial litigators in Dublin and he's excellent.

Eve Mulconry
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Eve Mulconry
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Head of department Eve Mulconry advises on diverse matters ranging from applications for the judicial review of planning authority decisions through to sensitive IP, competition or shareholder disputes.

Eve Mulconry is absolutely at the top of her game and head and shoulders above a lot of other litigators.

She lives and breathes fighting for her clients; it's her passion and it comes across. She often calls you because she's been thinking about your case, which demonstrates exceptional dedication.

Eve is very strategic and commercial, incredibly hard-working and considers all angles. She offers really great client service.

Eve Mulconry is great to have in your corner.

Joanelle O'Cleirigh
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Joanelle O'Cleirigh
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Joanelle O'Cleirigh assists with commercial disputes and contentious regulatory matters arising for healthcare service providers. She also handles medical products liability claims.

Her style is fantastic - she's very knowledgeable and aware and she has a very good approach to cases. She very quickly gets to the nub of issues and seeks opportunities to speed up processes.

Joanelle O'Cleirigh at Arthur Cox is very good. She's a real expert in investigations.

Keith Smith
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Keith Smith
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Keith Smith assists clients with commercial litigation proceedings and also advises on judicial reviews. He offers experience advising on regulatory disputes and investigations.

It's a relief to have him by your side. He is reflective, considered and very tactical, as well as being very commercial. He's very much solution-driven rather than process-driven.

Keith Smith is an excellent lawyer who combines strong technical skills with deep commercial understanding and the ability to engage with clients.

Keith is very business-focused.

Keith Smith provides excellent support in litigious matters.

Richard Willis
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Richard Willis
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Richard Willis acts for prominent players in the financial and professional services sectors. He is well placed to advise on regulatory disputes.

He is extremely responsive and has good commercial awareness.

Richard Willis is fantastically organised and fantastic at managing projects.

Richard is an excellent lawyer who knows his stuff and keeps a cool head in unusual situations.

Richard is a good operator.

Michael Twomey
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Michael Twomey
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Michael Twomey acts for a range of domestic and international clients on cross-border shareholder disputes. He also assists with a wide range of commercial court proceedings.

Michael Twomey is extremely hard-working, very good with clients and calm under pressure, which is what you want from a litigator. He's really one of the future leaders of litigation in Ireland.

Michael Twomey is an absolute superstar.

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Dispute Resolution

Andrew Lenny
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Andrew Lenny
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Senior Statespeople
Eve Mulconry
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Eve Mulconry
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Band 1
Keith Smith
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Keith Smith
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Band 3
Richard Willis
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Richard Willis
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Band 3
Michael Twomey
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Michael Twomey
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Band 4
Dispute Resolution: Healthcare Litigation

Joanelle O'Cleirigh
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Joanelle O'Cleirigh
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Band 3