Mr Brian Clarke > Maples Group > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
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DUBLIN 2
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Mr Brian Clarke
Work Department
Dispute Resolution & Insolvency
Position
Brian is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Dispute Resolution & Insolvency team in the Maples Group’s Dublin office. Brian has extensive experience advising both domestic and multinational clients on large and complex commercial disputes, including proceedings before the Commercial Court, as well as all forms of arbitration. He also has experience of different forms of alternative dispute resolution and has represented clients in mediation, conciliation, adjudication and expert determination procedures.
Career
Brian joined the Maples Group in 2009. He previously worked in the construction and dispute resolution group of a large Irish corporate law firm.
Memberships
Brian is a member of International Centre for Dispute Resolution Young & International Arbitration Group affiliated with the American Arbitration Association
Education
Trinity College Dublin, Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration 2006, award the Professor Nael Bunni Gold Medal
University College Dublin, BCL (Hons), 1998
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Construction
Maples Group‘s strength in complex construction disputes is reflected in its recent workload, which includes high-profile arbitration and litigation proceedings as well as an increasing number of adjudications. On the non-contentious front, the team has been active in advising on all stages of the development of logistics, hotel, PRS and office projects. Brian Clarke leads the contentious construction offering, while Mary Liz Mahony, who joined from Dentons Ireland in May 2023, heads the transactional side of the practice.
Ireland > Dispute resolution
Maples Group fields a large team of dispute resolution specialists that cover a wide-range of cases. Over the research period, the firm has demonstrated its versatility and high-level expertise in financial services and banking disputes, real estate cases, professional liability, judicial review and infrastructure-related arbitration. The firm handles some of the largest cases in the financial services segment and is seeing further growth in commercial property disputes. Public administrative law is another forte. Brian Clarke is rated for commercial disputes and regulatory investigations, while Alan O’Sullivan is noted for banking and insolvency cases. Karole Cuddihy and Eugene McCormick are also senior members of the team. Robin McDonnell heads the dispute resolution and insolvency teams.