Lawyers
Paul Egan SC
- Phone+353 86 244 7171
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Corporate Department
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Paul, a former Chair of the Corporate Department, specialises in corporate transactions, governance and regulatory matters. Clients know him for providing clear and practical legal advice.
Paul is lead and conflicts adviser on company and securities law for several listed companies and major shareholders in such companies.
Paul is a founding member and current Chair of the statutory Company Law Review Group, the body responsible for advising the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on company law.
Paul was appointed Senior Counsel by the Government of Ireland in 2020, the first occasion the title was conferred on solicitors.
Paul is author of several books, including Irish Securities Law (Bloomsbury, 2021) and the firm’s EU Securities Laws (2022).
Memberships
Company Law Review Group; Law Society of Ireland, Council Member, 2011; Chairman, Task Force on Limited Liability Partnerships, 2004 - 2006; Institute of Directors; Irish Stock Exchange Equity, Debt and Investment Funds Listing Committees; Malta Stock Exchange, European Wholesale Securities Market, Admissions Committee.
Education
University of Dublin; Trinity College (BA Mod), 1977; Université de Paris, Sorbonne, 1978.