Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody (ALG) were Ireland's top M&A advisers last year by deal value and count respectively. According to Mergermarket, Arthur Cox advised on 39 deals worth €14.4 billion in 2022 while ALG advised on 43 deals worth €9.1 billion.
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A&L Goodbody's outgoing managing partner, Julian Yarr, has bid farewell to the firm with a message urging lawyers to come to grips with the potential of artificial intelligence. Mr Yarr yesterday completed his third and final term as the firm's managing partner, having served in the role for 12
A&L Goodbody LLP has raised over €11,000 for homelessness charity Depaul at its annual choir Christmas concert.
Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ireland’s electricity grid operator EirGrid and its French counterpart Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) have signed key technical and financial agreements for the C
A&L Goodbody LLP has celebrated a win in the European Competition Team of the Year category at The Lawyer European Awards 2022.
A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Jill Shaw to the new, senior position of ESG and sustainability lead. Working alongside the partners on ALG's ESG and sustainability group, Ms Shaw will co-ordinate and support ALG's lawyers as they help clients navigate the rapidly changing environmental, social a
A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has appointed Mark Ellis as a partner in its commercial & technology group. Mr Ellis advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of technology, intellectual property, privacy and data protection related law. His practice at ALG has a particular focus on t
Ciaran O'Shiel and Tim Carson of A&L Goodbody examine the prospect of anti-SLAPP legislation in Northern Ireland following the Defamation Act (NI) 2022. While coverage of strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, has been amplified by several high-profile defamation actions in
The disAbility Legal Network will next week host an event looking at the future of hybrid work and the opportunities and challenges for people with disabilities in the legal sector. Hosted in collaboration with A&L Goodbody LLP, the event on 29 November 2022 will mark the International Day of Pe
A&L Goodbody (ALG) has appointed Amy Martin as an additional full-time lawyer in the firm's pro bono team. The move creates the largest dedicated pro bono practice in Ireland. Eithne Lynch, now head of pro bono, joined the firm in 2018 as the first full-time pro bono associate at any Irish law f
A&L Goodbody partner Christopher Jessup has been appointed as chair of FinTech NI. Mr Jessup is a partner in ALG's finance department in Belfast, focusing on financial regulatory matters.
Over 1,000 people from corporate Ireland participated in A&L Goodbody's Corporate Crime and Regulation Summit yesterday. The summit, which has taken place every year since 2019, brings together leading experts, regulators, law enforcement officials and business leaders to discuss key issues and
Ireland must quickly move its corporation tax regime to a territorial system of taxation to avoid being at a "major competitive disadvantage" to other countries, some of the largest corporate law firms in the State have told the government. The government last year launched a consultation on Ireland
A&L Goodbody has unveiled a new three-year responsible business strategy focused on reducing inequalities in society and tackling climate change. Called 'Our future with purpose – ALG's commitment to sustainability', the new strategy aims to builds on the firm's corporate responsibility pr
A&L Goodbody has temporarily relocated its Dublin office to allow for the redevelopment of its headquarters at 25-28 North Wall Quay (NWQ). The firm yesterday moved to 3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 C4E0, where it will be based for the next two years. All of its telephone numb