Carson McDowell
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About
Managing Partner: Roger McMillan
Senior Partner: Neasa Quigley
Partners: 40
Other Lawyers: 76
CONTACTS
Banking & Finance: Sinead McGrath & Damian McElholm
Clinical Negligence: Roger McMillan, Leigh Linton & Jacqueline McAleese
Commercial: Dawn McKnight, Neasa Quigley & Richard Gray
Commercial Litigation: Declan Magee & Peter Guzhar
Construction: Stuart Murphy & John Dugdale
Corporate/ M&A: Neasa Quigley, Richard Gray, Hilary Griffith, Paul McGuickin & Gerard Armstrong
Disputes & Litigation: Catherine Carton, Declan Magee & Darren Toombs
Employment: Orlagh O’Neill & Rachel Penny
Energy/Renewables: Neasa Quigley, Gary McGhee, Emma Cooper, Sinead McGrath & Dawson McConkey
EU, Competition & Regulation: Kerry Teahan
Insolvency/ Restructuring: Sinead McGrath & Darren Toombs
Intellectual Property: Dawn McKnight, Declan Magee &Peter Guzhar
Licensing, Betting & Gaming: Niall Hargan
Media: Declan Magee & Fergal McGoldrick
Planning & Environment: Gary McGhee & Grant McBurney
Private Client: Neil Bleakley
Procurement: Declan Magee & Kerry Teahan
Professional Discipline: Roger McMillan & Leigh Linton
Professional Negligence: Hugh McGrattan, Roger McMillan& Declan Magee
Projects: Gerard Armstrong
Real Estate: Dawson McConkey, Mary-Kim Doherty, Emma Cooper & Richard Dickson.
THE FIRM Carson McDowell is Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm. Headquartered in Belfast, and with a sister office in Dublin, we are renowned for having more experts working across more areas of law than any other local law firm. With 40 partners and 200 staff, it is one of the few genuinely full-service commercial legal practices in NI and has a considerable reputation built upon its experience and expertise across corporate, banking, mergers and acquisitions, commercial litigation, real estate, energy, renewables, regulation, planning, environment, employment, projects and procurement. The firm is ranked number one in more areas than any other local law firm. Its ‘preferred partnering’ approach means Carson McDowell is able to work with the best global law firms on behalf of its clients as well as deliver local advice to international law firms looking for a ‘best friend’ relationship for clients requiring local advice.
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- BelfastMurray House, Murray Street, Belfast, County Antrim, UK, BT1 6DN
- Web: www.carson-mcdowell.com
- Tel: (028) 9024 4951
- Fax: (028) 9024 5768
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Directory feedback commends Carson McDowell for being a “powerhouse of a team”.
The 2025 legal directories have praised Carson McDowell for its outstanding performance in a wide range of practice areas, its talented individuals, and its exceptional customer service, reconfirming Carson McDowell's reputation as the leader in commercial law.
Carson McDowell has strengthened its leadership team by becoming a 40-partner firm
Leading independent law firm Carson McDowell has announced seven Partner promotions.
Carson McDowell has announced its largest trainee intake
Carson McDowell, the largest independent law firm in Northern Ireland, continues to grow and invest in top legal talent with the recent appointment of ten trainee solicitors. These new recruits join the seven trainees already part of the firm's Solicitor Training Programme.
Carson McDowell invests in the brightest young talent
Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm, continues to grow and to invest in the brightest legal talent with the appointment of seven trainee solicitors.
Carson McDowell expands with appointment of four new partners in Belfast & Dublin.
Belfast law firm Carson McDowell has continued its recent expansion with the appointment of four new partners in Belfast and Dublin.
Managing Partner, Roger McMillan awarded the prestigious 2022 MPL Industry Defender Award
Carson McDowell’s Managing Partner and Head of Healthcare, Roger McMillan has been named as a recipient of the 2022 Industry Defender Award by the Board of Directors of the Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association.
Carson McDowell retains all Belfast trainees as newly-qualified solicitors.
Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of Bobbi Murtagh, Paul Hadden, Ruth O’Gara, Clara Eccles and Emer Sweeney as solicitors following the end of their training contracts in its Belfast office
Carson McDowell appoints Sinead Keavey as Head of Dublin Office
Carson McDowell has appointed a new head of its Dublin office as part of an ongoing expansion of its specialist legal healthcare team in the city. Leading healthcare lawyer Sinead Keavey has joined the firm as a Partner and will also take on the newly created leadership role in Dublin.
CARSON MCDOWELL BACKS NI CYBER CLUSTER TO BE MAJOR DRIVER OF LOCAL ECONOMY
Northern Ireland’s largest law firm, Carson McDowell, has backed cyber security to be one of the fastest growing sectors of the local economy in the next decade, as it announced a new strategic partnership with the Northern Ireland Cyber Security Cluster.
Carson McDowell Invests In New Generation Of Talent
Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm, has announced eight internal promotions, adding one senior associate and seven new associates to the team.
Directory feedback commends Carson McDowell for being a “powerhouse of a team”.
The 2025 legal directories have praised Carson McDowell for its outstanding performance in a wide range of practice areas, its talented individuals, and its exceptional customer service, reconfirming Carson McDowell's reputation as the leader in commercial law.
Carson McDowell has strengthened its leadership team by becoming a 40-partner firm
Leading independent law firm Carson McDowell has announced seven Partner promotions.
Carson McDowell has announced its largest trainee intake
Carson McDowell, the largest independent law firm in Northern Ireland, continues to grow and invest in top legal talent with the recent appointment of ten trainee solicitors. These new recruits join the seven trainees already part of the firm's Solicitor Training Programme.
Carson McDowell invests in the brightest young talent
Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm, continues to grow and to invest in the brightest legal talent with the appointment of seven trainee solicitors.
Carson McDowell expands with appointment of four new partners in Belfast & Dublin.
Belfast law firm Carson McDowell has continued its recent expansion with the appointment of four new partners in Belfast and Dublin.
Managing Partner, Roger McMillan awarded the prestigious 2022 MPL Industry Defender Award
Carson McDowell’s Managing Partner and Head of Healthcare, Roger McMillan has been named as a recipient of the 2022 Industry Defender Award by the Board of Directors of the Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association.
Carson McDowell retains all Belfast trainees as newly-qualified solicitors.
Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of Bobbi Murtagh, Paul Hadden, Ruth O’Gara, Clara Eccles and Emer Sweeney as solicitors following the end of their training contracts in its Belfast office
Carson McDowell appoints Sinead Keavey as Head of Dublin Office
Carson McDowell has appointed a new head of its Dublin office as part of an ongoing expansion of its specialist legal healthcare team in the city. Leading healthcare lawyer Sinead Keavey has joined the firm as a Partner and will also take on the newly created leadership role in Dublin.
CARSON MCDOWELL BACKS NI CYBER CLUSTER TO BE MAJOR DRIVER OF LOCAL ECONOMY
Northern Ireland’s largest law firm, Carson McDowell, has backed cyber security to be one of the fastest growing sectors of the local economy in the next decade, as it announced a new strategic partnership with the Northern Ireland Cyber Security Cluster.
Carson McDowell Invests In New Generation Of Talent
Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm, has announced eight internal promotions, adding one senior associate and seven new associates to the team.