Navigating corporate and personal legal matters can be complex, but as an IoD Ireland member, you don’t have to do it alone. Our Legal Panel is made up of experienced professionals who provide expert guidance on a range of legal issues.
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- Our Legal Panel is made up of experienced professionals who provide expert guidance on a range of legal issues.
- As part of your membership, you can access a complimentary initial consultation, giving you the opportunity to seek tailored advice and gain clarity on key legal considerations - whether for your business, directorship, or personal legal issues.
- Take advantage of this exclusive member benefit and ensure you're making informed legal decisions with confidence.
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- Access this panel in one simple step. Login to the members area of the IoD Ireland website. The contact details of our Legal Panel will then be available to view on this website page below.
- Please also find the bios of our expert Legal panel below.
- When reaching out to a member of the Legal Panel, please quote your name and IoD membership number. Rest assured, your name and contact details will remain strictly confidential.
Our Legal Panel Experts
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Gareth leads McCann FitzGerald’s Company Secretarial & Compliance Group. He advises on corporate law, including M&A, restructurings, joint ventures, & contracts, and handles private company law & governance. He co-authored Mergers: A Legal and Tax Analysis in 2016 and won the Norman Bale Irish Tax Review Article of the Year award.
Gareth O'Brien
Senior Partner, McCann FitzGerald
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Barry is a seasoned insolvency expert and litigator and leads Beauchamps’ insolvency & corporate restructuring team. With extensive Irish and cross-border experience, he represents stakeholders in various cases. He is a Council member of INSOL Europe. He is also Ireland's only Fellow of INSOL International and contributes to the Restructuring Review.
Barry Cahir
Partner, Beauchamps
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Barbara specialises in M&A, reorganisations, shareholders’ agreements, and fundraisings. She has written and spoken extensively on the Companies Act 2014. Notable deals include Uniphar’s pharmacy acquisitions, Butler Calibration, Multiplex Engineering for Trescal, and the Lough Gill distillery sale to Sazerac.
Barbara Kenny
Partner, William Fry
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Eoin is a Corporate team member at AMOSS, advises domestic and international clients on corporate and commercial matters, including acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, fundraisings, and contracts. He has extensive experience in dispute resolution under commercial agreements and advises sports organisations and athletes.
Eoin Mackessy
Partner, AMOSS LLP
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Bríd specialises in corporate and commercial law, focusing on restructures, refinancing, private equity, strategic investments, and joint ventures. She has led numerous acquisitions and disposals across various sectors. Bríd also advises clients on day-to-day business issues, including commercial contracts, corporate governance, and compliance.
Bríd McCoy
Corporate Partner, AMOSS LLP
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Maura has been a Corporate/M&A partner at Arthur Cox since 2007. She advises international and domestic companies, and public sector bodies on corporate law, governance, and commercial matters. Maura has extensive experience in advising on domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as compliance and ESG matters.
Maura McLaughlin
Partner, Arthur Cox LLP
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Susanne specialises in corporate advisory & equity capital markets. She has expertise in governance, compliance & securities regulation. As part of the ESG Advisory Group, she advises on governance, training & crisis management. She has extensive experience in equity capital markets, IPOs & public company M&A, & won 2024 Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year
Susanne McMenamin
Partner, Matheson
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Joanelle specialises in litigation and investigations, with expertise in healthcare, life sciences, and regulated sectors. She has advised on Ireland’s most significant Tribunals and Commissions of Investigation. She is a founding member and Ireland Chapter Leader of WWCDA and serves on the Advisory Council against Economic Crime and the Board of ICC FraudNet.
Joanelle O'Cleirigh
Partner, Arthur Cox LLP
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Brian has over 20 years of experience advising international companies in the UK and Ireland on corporate law, including M&A, private equity, fundraisings, reorganisations, joint ventures, refinancings, & commercial issues. He specialises in cross-border M&A & private equity. Brian advises on governance, directors' duties, responsibilities, & compliance.
Brian McCloskey
Head of Insolvency & Corporate Recovery, Matheson
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- The firms selected for the IoD Legal Panel have been chosen for their strong reputation and expertise. However, by engaging with a member of the Legal panel, IoD members acknowledge that the Institute of Directors Ireland assumes no responsibility and accepts no liability for any advice received or the outcomes of such engagements.
- Should the panel member decide the nature of the query is beyond the scope of this free service, involves complex issues, or for whatever reason cannot be dealt with speedily, it will be at his/her discretion to advise the IoD member that such advice cannot be provided free. The IoD member should be offered the choice of establishing a fee-paying relationship with the firm in question in order to proceed. Alternatively, the IoD member should consult with another firm on the matter.
- Notwithstanding the terms of this arrangement, each panel member shall be entitled to refuse to give any advice at his/her absolute discretion whether by reason of conflict of interest or otherwise.
- The panel members acknowledge that once the member of the IoD contacts him or her, the IoD has no further involvement or responsibility in this matter.
- The firms which have been chosen for the IoD Legal Panel have been chosen because of their reputation and skill, but in making contacts with members of the panel, members of the Institute of Directors acknowledge that the Institute of Directors accepts no responsibility, and has no liability, whatsoever for the consequences of such contact or for the advice given.