This year's Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards winners have been revealed at a gala awards ceremony on the 28th of October in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, hosted by Ivan Yates.
Celebrating their 10th Year, The Irish Law Awards are delighted to have Dye & Durham on board as the headline sponsor for the 10th Year of their annual event.
These awards aim to identify, honour, and publicise outstanding achievements, while also recognising those who have dedicated their lives to serving in the legal profession.
This annual event is designed to recognise excellence in the legal profession of Ireland, commending the achievements of lawyers. Amongst many other winners on the night the award for Law firm of the Year (sponsored by Dye & Durham ) went to Coghlan Kelly Solicitors (Leinster), O'Donnell McKenna (Connacht/Ulster), Regan Wall LLP (Munster) with the Overall being award to Flynn O'Driscoll.
The 2022 winners are:
ADR Firm Team/Lawyer of the Year
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP
Sponsored by Ormond Meeting Rooms
Aviation Leasing Lawyer/Legal Team of the Year
Aergo Capital
Banking & Finance Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year
Civil Litigation Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Leinster (inc Dublin) / Overall: Michael Boylan Litigation Law Firm
Connacht / Ulster: Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Munster: Sweeney McGann LLP
Sponsored by FTI Consulting
Corporate/Commercial Law Team/Lawyer of the Year
Reddy Charlton LLP
Sponsored by Currencies Direct
Criminal Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Frank Buttimer & Company
Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year
Matheson
Sponsored by Search Talent
Employment Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Connacht/Ulster/Overall: Alastair Purdy & Co
Leinster (inc Dublin): Reddy Charlton LLP
Munster: Aoife Hennessy, Sweeney McGann LLP
Sponsored by Business Post
Excellence & Innovation in Client Services
Munster / Overall: McCarthy + Co. Solicitors LLP
Connacht/Ulster: Conor McLaughlin & Associates
Leinster (inc. Dublin): OSM Partners LLP
Sponsored by Keyhouse
Excellence in Communications
Patrick Horan Solicitors
Sponsored by Call Pal
Family Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Leinster (inc. Dublin) /Overall: Keith Walsh Solicitors
Connacht/Ulster; Geraghty & Co., Solicitors LLP
Munster: Karen Tobin
Sponsored by Brewin Dolphin
In-House (Non-Civil Service/Public Sector) Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year
Speed Fibre Group
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines
International Law Firm (Ireland) of the Year
Covington & Burling
Sponsored by Dye & Durham
Irish Language Practitioner of the Year
Samantha Geraghty, P. O'Connor & Son
Law Book of the Year
Probation and Parole in Ireland: Law and Practice, Vivian Geiran & Dr. Shane McCarthy
Sponsored by LegalBooks.ie
Law Firm Innovation Award
OSM Partners
Sponsored by Leap
Law Firm of the Year
Overall: Flynn O'Driscoll
Connacht/Ulster : O'Donnell McKenna
Leinster: Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Munster: Regan Wall LLP
Sponsored By Dye & Durham
Law School of the Year
School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University
Sponsored by BlueBook
Law Student of the Year
Luke Gibbons, Trinity College Dublin
Lawyer of the Year
Overall: Richard Grogan
Connacht/Ulster: Donnacha Anhold
Leinster: Alvaro Blasco
Munster: Kieran Mulcahy
Legal Executive of the Year
Claire Rafferty
Sponsored By Pearts
Lifetime Achievement
Noleen Blackwell
Personal Injury/Medical Negligence Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Lavelle Partners Medical Negligence Team
Pharma / Life Science Law firm / Lawyer of the Year
Advanz Pharma (Irish Legal Team)
Pro Bono Publico/Community Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
Mercy Law Resource Centre
Probate Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Jordan & Kennelly
Property Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Overall - Dublin: Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP Real Estate Team
Leinster: Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP
Munster: Donna Wilson, Wilson Daly Solicitors
Connacht/ Ulster: P. O'Connor & Son
Sponsored by Westcor International
Public Sector / Civil Service In-House Legal Team/Lawyer of the Year
Criminal Assets Section, Chief State Solicitors Office
Service Provider to the Legal Profession
Pearts Solicitors and Town Agents
Sponsored by Search Talent
Sole Practitioner of the Year
Overall: Susan Webster, Susan Webster & Company
Dublin: Bernadette Barry
Munster: Kate Liston
Sole Principal of the Year
Overall / Leinster: Michael Hennessy
Connacht/Ulster: Donnacha Anhold
Munster: Suzanne Parker, Parker Law Solicitors
Sports Lawyer of the Year
Sweeney McGann LLP
Technology Media & Telecommunications Law Firm/Team/Lawyer of the Year
Philip Lee
Sponsored by EY Law Ireland
Special Merit Award
Outlaw Network - Maeve O'Rourke
