William Fry

William Fry partner Lisa Carty has been recognised by Client Choice for excellent client care and quality of service.

William Fry associates Adele Hall and Leeane Grace discuss developments in discovery. The importance of the discovery process during litigation was recently emphasised by the Supreme Court in overturning the Court of Appeal's decision in Tobin v Minister for Defence [2019] IESC 57 which we discussed

William Fry has announced the promotion of Stephen Keogh as its new head of corporate and M&A, alongside the appointment of Ailbhe Dennehy and Ian Murray as partners. Mr Keogh joined William Fry over 20 years ago and returned to Ireland from the firm's London office in 2017, having served as hea

Joanne Ryan, associate at William Fry, examines a recent decision that answers a question that arose for practitioners from the Supreme Court judgment in Merck Sharp & Dohme. As my colleagues have discussed previously (here and here), the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Merck Sharp &

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Walkers has acted as Ireland and Cayman Islands counsel to Airborne Capital securitisations worth $637 million.

William Fry associate Patrick Murphy and trainee Leeane Grace consider the impact of a recent European court ruling on sports. On 15 November 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hosted a live broadcast of the hearing of Sun Yang, a Chinese swimmer who was accused of refusing or failing to

Venture capital funding into Irish firms fell by a fifth in the third quarter of 2019 compared to last year, according to a survey published by the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and William Fry. The VenturePulse survey found that overall venture capital funding fell to €136 million i

Irish employers looking to enforce a mandatory retirement age cannot rely solely on an employee’s contract of employment even if it does stipulate a mandatory retirement age, businesses have been warned at a William Fry breakfast briefing. Over 100 clients attended the briefing on the topic "M

William Fry has named Liam McCabe as chairman, succeeding John Larkin, who has held the role for more than three years. Mr McCabe has been a partner at William Fry since 2000 and currently heads the firm's projects department.

Staff at William Fry raised nearly €900 for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland during the firm's sixth annual funds bake-off.

Two partners at William Fry have been named as rising stars in the European legal world at an awards ceremony in London. The winners of Euromoney Legal Media Group's inaugural Europe Rising Star Awards, recognising lawyers across 20 practice areas in 19 European countries, were announced last night.

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Eversheds Sutherland provided legal and tax support to membership platform Patreon on its European expansion.

Irish employers face legal, business and reputational risk if they are not in compliance with recently introduced and upcoming protective leave legislation, William Fry has warned. The firm recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic of work-life integration, addressing protective leave and

Lawyers at Matheson, William Fry and A&L Goodbody have been ranked as tax controversy leaders in an annual World Tax guide published by International Tax Review. The Tax Controversy Leaders 2019 guide identifies the leading individuals working in tax disputes and litigation from around the world

William Fry has been ranked as Ireland's most innovative law firm for legal expertise in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2019. The ranking was based on the firm's innovation in accessing new markets and capital by advising on the establishment of a new Irish fund investing in leading A