Ogier

Dispute Resolution

Larry is partner and head of the Dispute Resolution team at Ogier in Ireland. He specialises in national and international litigation, arbitration and ADR in a variety of disputes such as commercial, funds, property, insurance, construction and sport. He is a zealous advocate for clients. As a qualified mediator and arbitrator he has years of experience sitting on both sides of the bench. In 2021, Larry was appointed Senior Counsel by the Government of Ireland in light of his expertise and experience.

Larry leads the Dispute Resolution team at Ogier's Ireland office.

Larry's clients include international corporates, insurers, law firms, non profit bodies, property funders, developers, commercial landlords, investors, private equity, retailers and hospitality.

Larry is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in commercial disputes as well as advocating for parties in arbitration. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2001 and is a former committee member. He is a member of Arbitration Ireland and the London Court for International Arbitration (LCIA).

An accredited commercial mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), Larry is also regularly appointed as a mediator in commercial disputes. He is a former chair of the Law Society's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee and is a member of the Irish Commercial Mediators Association (ICMA).

Larry is passionate about strategy and innovation in law. He founded LexTech, a legal technology company in 2018. He graduated from University of Oxford in 2021 specialising in Strategy & Innovation. Larry acts as a strategy and innovation consultant to the legal industry (in-house, public and private practice), advising on growth, future proofing, diversification, globalisation, technology design and adoption, innovation, cultural change, efficiencies platforms and more.

He is also available for non-executive director roles in high growth companies with an international focus.

Larry is an advocate for social responsibility and founded the Smart Start mentoring and bursary program and other local legal education programs and fundraising events in Ireland.

Admitted in:2001 - Ireland