A&L Goodbody LLP

Legal Services | Ireland
tel: +353 1 649 2000 | fax: +353 1 649 2649
3 Dublin Landings, N Wall Quay, International Financial Services Centre | Dublin | D01 C4E0 | Ireland

Main Contacts

Keavy Ryan

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Partner

Michael Greene

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Consultant

David Widger

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Managing Partner

Overview

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) is internationally recognised as one of Ireland’s leading law firms delivering the full range of corporate legal services. Since our establishment more than 100 years ago we have been at the heart of some of the most significant assignments in the history of the Irish State. With 120 partners and a staff of c.1,000, we are an “all-island” law firm, with offices in Dublin and Belfast. We also have a strong international presence with offices in London, New York and San Francisco. We believe that the combination of the following factors is what positions us at the very top of our market.

Our longstanding working relationships with top international law firms in all jurisdictions are of benefit to our clients who work on a global basis. The firm has acted for more than 600 of the world’s leading corporations and advisors interacting with Ireland. This includes investment into and out of Ireland, cross border transactions and a range of other complex international assignments.

We deliver the most extensive range of specialist legal services available in Ireland through our specialist practice and industry sector groups. International legal directories place us at the top of the market in all of our practice areas. We are ranked Band 1 in 18 practice areas (by Chambers Europe and Chambers Global combined), more than any other Irish law firm.

We are proud that client feedback and market commentators consistently highlight both our ability to provide the highest quality legal advice and our collaborative and commercial approach. ALG was named Irish Law Firm of the Year 2023 at The Lawyer European Awards. We were named Irish Law Firm of the Year 2022 by Chambers Europe, Irish Law Firm of the Year 2021 by Who’s Who Legal for the second year running, Irish Law Firm of the Year 2020 by The Lawyer, International Firm of the Year 2019 by Legal Business and Most Innovative Law Firm 2019 by IFLR. We have featured as the top ranking Irish advisors for corporate work by Experian and Refinitiv for the last ten years. Leading publication Mergermarket also ranked ALG as the number one Irish law firm for M&A by deal volume for 2024.

Legal excellence and service delivery are the fabric of our firm. Our culture is one of partnership and collaboration. This approach sets us apart and helps us give our clients better solutions, more quickly and more cost effectively. 



Year this Office was Established: 1901
Lawyers Worldwide: 598

Notable

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Partners

Michael  Barr

Michael Barr

Partner
David  Baxter

David Baxter

Partner
Aideen  Burke

Aideen Burke

Partner
Laura  Butler

Laura Butler

Partner
John  Cahir

John Cahir

Partner
Alan  Casey

Alan Casey

Partner
Tom  Casey

Tom Casey

Partner
John  Dallas

John Dallas

Partner
Paul  Diggin

Paul Diggin

Partner
Paul  Fahy

Paul Fahy

Partner
Eamonn  Gill

Eamonn Gill

Partner
Berni  Hosty

Berni Hosty

Partner
Enda  Hurley

Enda Hurley

Partner
Andrew  Ion

Andrew Ion

Partner
Joe  Kelly

Joe Kelly

Partner
Sinead  Lynch

Sinead Lynch

Partner
Ronan  Lyons

Ronan Lyons

Partner
David  Main

David Main

Partner
Jason  Milne

Jason Milne

Partner
Ross  Moore

Ross Moore

Partner
Sarah  Murphy

Sarah Murphy

Partner
Peter  Murray

Peter Murray

Partner
Conor  Owens

Conor Owens

Partner
Paula  Reid

Paula Reid

Partner
Alan  Roberts

Alan Roberts

Partner
Keavy  Ryan

Keavy Ryan

Partner
Jack  Sheehy

Jack Sheehy

Partner
Mark  Traynor

Mark Traynor

Partner
Peter  Walker

Peter Walker

Partner
Mark  Ward

Mark Ward

Partner
John  Whelan

John Whelan

Partner
David  Widger

David Widger

Managing Partner

Associates

Aisling  Muldowney

Aisling Muldowney

Senior Associate
Robbie  Nicholas

Robbie Nicholas

Senior Associate
Nadia  Skelton

Nadia Skelton

Associate

Of Counsel

Alison  Fanagan

Alison Fanagan

Consultant
Michael  Greene

Michael Greene

Consultant
Philip  McQueston

Philip McQueston

Of Counsel

Other

Sarah-Louise  Butler

Sarah-Louise Butler

Senior Associate
Aoife  Clarke

Aoife Clarke

Senior Associate
Stephen  Egan

Stephen Egan

Senior Associate
Richard  Grey

Richard Grey

Partner
Louise  Hogan

Louise Hogan

Senior Associate
Rachel  Kemp

Rachel Kemp

Senior Knowledge Lawyer
Sue  Perocho

Sue Perocho

Business Development Executive
Jennie  Quirke

Jennie Quirke

Senior Associate
Jill  Shaw

Jill Shaw

ESG & Sustainability Lead
Randal  Stewart

Randal Stewart

Senior Associate
Ian  White

Ian White

Strategy Director
Paul  White

Paul White

Partner
Julian  Yarr

Julian Yarr

Advisor

Articles

Law Firms Eye Up Tackling The Gender Pay Gap

Law firms have a lot more male than female partners, though the situation is changing Business Plus June 17, 2023 Gender pay gap reporting has highlighted that across the largest law firms there is a substantial pay gap between men and women when the earnings of equity partners are included. In general terms, commercial law firms have more female than male solicitors in their ranks, but there are much more men than women at the top table. At A&L Goodbody, 64% of employees are female but at partner level the proportion of women is c.30%...

COVID-19 Related Extensions to Planning Permissions

The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021 is being expedited through the legislative process. It will provide for extensions to a number of time limits, including for the passing of development plans. Importantly however it will also allow for extensions, or additional extensions, to existing planning permissions to allow projects be completed. Planning permissions have a fixed duration, usually five years. Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) allows for a planning permission to be extended (once) in certain circumstances. An application has to be made before the planning permission has expired...

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Press

ALG Advises Endo, Inc. on its Proposed US$3.7bn Business Combination with Mallinckrodt

ALG is pleased to be advising Endo. on its proposed business combination with Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, which will create a global, scaled and diversified pharmaceuticals leader with a combined pro forma enterprise value of $6.7bn. Endo and Mallinckrodt plan to combine Mallinckrodt’s generic pharmaceuticals businesses and Endo's sterile injectables business after the close of the transaction and intend to separate that business from the combined company at a later date.Alan Casey, Head of A&L Goodbody’s Corporate Department, commented: “We are delighted to be advising our longstanding client Endo on this transaction...

Record year as ALG Corporate Team continues to dominate M&A market

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) advised on significantly more Irish M&A transactions than any other law firm in 2024, according to international M&A intelligence publication Mergermarket. ALG acted on 61 reportable Irish M&A transactions in 2024. Not only was this the highest number of Irish deals in 2024, but it also means that ALG has advised on more deals in the last five years [292] than any other law firm.The 2024 Mergermarket report highlights the strength and resilience of the Irish M&A market in 2024, but also demonstrates ALG’s position as Ireland’s leading M&A law firm...

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Blogs

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A&L Goodbody is an Irish law firm providing expert legal advice across every aspect of business law. The Firm advises a broad domestic and international client base in both the private and public sectors, across the island of Ireland.

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