Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations

Deirdre is a partner in the Litigation, Dispute Resolution, and Investigations Group. She specialises in investigations, commercial and regulatory disputes, and corporate / white-collar crime.

Deirdre advises a range of domestic and international clients on significant commercial and regulatory disputes, investigations (internal, regulatory, cross-border, and criminal), and criminal prosecutions. Deirdre is a founding member of the Ireland Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defence Association (WWCDA), the Irish representative member of the European Criminal Bar Association Anti-Corruption Europe (ACE) Working Group and Committee member of the Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association of Ireland. Deirdre co-authored the Ireland chapter of the White-Collar Crime Guide 2019 for Chambers and Partners and the ACE Country Report for Ireland on anti-bribery / corruption. Deirdre is also an accredited CEDR mediator.

Deirdre is named as an expert in the Euromoney Expert Guide (White Collar Crime) for 2020 and was awarded “Rising Star in Litigation” at the Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2020 which celebrate women lawyers across Europe who are leaders in their field.

Admitted as a Solicitor, 2009

Law Society of Ireland; Founding member, Ireland Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defence Association (WWCDA); Irish representative member, ECBA Anti-Corruption Europe (ACE) Working Group; Committee member, Health and Safety Lawyers’ Association of Ireland (HSLAI)

Certificate in Local Government Studies, IPA/UCD, 2012LL M, NUIG / Queen’s University, Belfast, 2006LL B, University of Limerick, 2004