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Our corporate practice spans M&A and corporate governance advice. Our mergers and acquisitions lawyers have a depth and breadth of experience that is unrivalled in the Irish market.
Our dedicated M&A lawyers are supported by class-leading specialists in tax, employment, environment, competition, intellectual property, information technology, regulation, insurance, commercial property, banking and capital markets. We use this combined expertise to advise on many of the most challenging, high-profile and significant M&A transactions that take place in Ireland.
We advise our clients in relation to all aspects of corporate strategy and governance. We advise directors, shareholders and companies on all aspects of company law, including directors’ responsibilities, governance, investor relations, activism and corporate social responsibility.
We counsel boards, directors and shareholders of listed, unlisted private and public sector companies on their obligations and rights under applicable governance regimes including the UK Corporate Governance Code. We also advise on related regulatory and company law requirements, including investor protection guidelines and stock exchange listing, market abuse and disclosure obligations. We work with clients on their establishment of robust and practical risk management and compliance programmes.
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McCann FitzGerald assisted WestRock with the Irish elements of its agreed combination with Smurfit Kappa to create Smurfit WestRock.
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The lawyers have a good understanding of wider context, needs and strategic rationale of their clients, and are good at finding solutions to bespoke or unique challenges and issues.
The McCann FitzGerald team has an excellent combination of commercial and legal skills, with in-depth market knowledge of Irish M&A.
It is a very commercial and solution-driven firm.
The lawyers are very good at helping with the wider commercial points.
McCann FitzGerald has a fairly large corporate team to assist with all types of transactions.
The lawyers have a good understanding of wider context, needs and strategic rationale of their clients, and are good at finding solutions to bespoke or unique challenges and issues.
The McCann FitzGerald team has an excellent combination of commercial and legal skills, with in-depth market knowledge of Irish M&A.
It is a very commercial and solution-driven firm.
The lawyers are very good at helping with the wider commercial points.
McCann FitzGerald has a fairly large corporate team to assist with all types of transactions.
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Ben is an experienced and detail-oriented lawyer with a steely determination and manner about him - exactly what a client needs.
Ben is just absolutely excellent. He's very calm in challenging situations and extreme time pressures. He is very pragmatic, commercial and adept at explaining complex legal matters to laypeople.
Ben Gaffikin is a top-class lawyer.
He is very commercially and legally savvy, and a great negotiator who is easy to work with.
He's always pragmatic, working with us to get to a solution and seeing the commercial side of things.
Stephen FitzSimons provides very clear and commercial advice.
Stephen FitzSimons is excellent on all fronts.
Gill Lohan is a solid, thoughtful and solution-oriented lawyer.
Alan Fuller is an invaluable partner.
He's very pragmatic, with good technical knowledge and a good manner for getting deals done.
Alan Fuller is a sound, practical lawyer who is accessible over the course of the project.
His legal advice is always structured, simple and pragmatic.
Alan is always very good at explaining things in a way you can understand.
David Lydon is very experienced and gives very sage advice on key areas.
David Lydon is very good to work with.
David is an outstanding lawyer with great commercial insight. He is easy to work with and fully alive to the difference between the significant and insignificant.
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