RDJ LLP

The firm: RDJ is one of Ireland’s leading corporate law firms. With offices in Cork, Dublin and Galway, the firm provides cross-sectoral expertise to clients that include scaling and established Irish companies, multinationals, financial institutions and global insurance companies.

Areas of practice
Banking and finance: RDJ advises on all aspects of commercial and private lending, with a particular focus on corporate lending in the technology, healthcare and hospitality sectors and on real estate development and acquisition financing. It acts for all major banks in the Irish market as well as new generation lenders. In addition, it acts for a large number of borrower clients on a broad range of complex lending transactions. Clients include domestic and foreign financial institutions, FinTech lenders, insurance companies, Credit Unions, government bodies, private individuals and corporate borrowers.

Corporate and commercial: RDJ is an industry leader in corporate transactions. It represents a diverse range of international and domestic companies and financial institutions on their most important mergers, acquisitions and takeover transactions.

Employment: RDJ delivers the sharpest advice on complex employment issues from recruitment to dismissal, including contractual obligations, industrial relations concerns, equality claims, grievances and disciplinary processes, collective redundancies, protected disclosures, Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) issues and health and safety advice, providing  clients with peace of mind by preventing issues from becoming contentious. In-depth expertise includes advising on all issues associated with employment law, from best practice in recruitment and selection to defending claims for dismissal arising out of the termination of the employment relationship for the most pragmatic solution.

Litigation and dispute resolution: RDJ is highly regarded for its extensive expertise advising on large scale commercial disputes including many high-profile, complex and multi-jurisdictional litigation cases. Experience includes tender and planning related judicial reviews, complex shareholder disputes, construction and planning disputes, landlord and tenant actions and product liability matters. It acts for most Irish insurers writing professional negligence business as well as many in England and America and has also cultivated one of Ireland’s leading medical negligence teams, managing claims against state owned hospitals and other state sponsored bodies.

Real estate:  RDJ has an exceptional, innovative and well-regarded real estate practice that acts for many of the major state bodies, financial institutions, developers and investors on significant commercial property development and investment transactions. The team is known for experience in advising on property acquisitions and sales, as well as large scale lettings and complex asset portfolio transactions. It advises some of Ireland’s leading property developers on high profile developments throughout the country across a number of sectors including commercial, residential, retail, healthcare and hospitality.

Research, innovation and technology: The research, innovation and technology team at RDJ comprises a core group of specialist lawyers with substantial experience in advising and assisting clients on various legal aspects concerning research and development and knowledge transfer, as well as acquisition and effective commercialisation of intellectual property. The team counts amongst its clients in this area multi-nationals, indigenous Irish businesses, higher education institutions, clinical organisations and growing technology firms.

Tax: RDJ's dedicated tax practice comprises a team of highly experienced and nationally renowned tax lawyers and consultants. With clients that include high-net worth individuals, multinational corporations, financial institutions, domestic corporations, emerging companies and tax-exempt organizations, they solve complex tax issues for a full spectrum of clients.