RDJ LLP has made considerable progress in recent years, representing clients in a multitude of headline commercial cases, while remaining a force in professional negligence and aviation disputes. Data protection, insurance, contract disputes, judicial review, shareholder disputes, construction and healthcare cases are also areas of particular specialism. The firm continued to act for Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers in the headline cross-border proceedings before the Irish High Court, initiated by six Irish based aircraft lessors which had aircraft on lease to Russian airlines at the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Jamie Olden has an outstanding reputation for professional negligence cases, while Richard Martin is also highly rated. Ronan Geary heads the commercial litigation team and is noted for contract disputes and judicial review. Darryl Broderick is rated for TMT disputes, Ricky Kelly for cyber security incidents and Marianne Lonergan for a variety of contentious matters.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent collaboration and communication with clients.’
‘We have been extremely well advised by Ricky Kelly and his team. We came to them with major problems and I mean major and very complicated and intricate ones. Ones that we thought were hopeless. We are very happy to say that all of these issues have been successfully resolved by Ricky Kelly and his team in RDJ. We are extremely grateful and can never thank them enough.’
'Ricky Kelly has been absolutely brilliant in his legal advice. I consider him to have a genius mind. The way he operates is totally professional, efficient, and up to date. He has his facts in his head and is very up to the minute in case law and legal knowledge. He is very approachable and always available. Much appreciation also to Hilda Mannix in his team for her professionalism, efficiency and application. Both are top class professionals. ’
‘The RDJ lawyers we are currently working with have been adept at handling a complicated cross-border dispute featuring a number of client claimants and an aggressive opposition securing an important preliminary win for the client group recently.’
‘Commitment, easy accessibility and availability. Quick and efficient communication and execution of agreed actions.’
‘Easy going, down to earth, knowledgable, available, focused.’
‘RDJ's litigation practice is excellent and very well resourced. They can really handle the big cases, but treat their clients very personally with pragmatic and strategic advice.’
‘Marianne Lonergan is an outstanding litigation solicitor. It is like having access to a really good barrister, but having all the traits of a top class solicitor. Marianne is able to quickly get to grips with the most complex of matters and give advice that is easy to understand and in the client's best interests. She has excellent case management skills for the biggest cases and is always very responsive as well as being very pleasant and easy to deal with. ’
Key clients
- Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers
- Trinity College Dublin
- Zurich
- Valero Ireland
- Wissam Al Mana
- Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland)
- Dublin City University
- Stefanini Group
- Allied Irish Banks
- Ryanair
- State Claims Agency
- Dublin City University
Work highlights
- Acted for Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers in relation to cross border legal proceedings before the Irish High Court (Commercial), initiated by six Irish based aircraft lessors whose aircraft were on lease to Russian airlines at the time of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022.
- Acted for the University of Limerick in the defence of patent revocation proceedings taken by Peregrine Technologies in the Irish High Court.
- Acted for Ryanair in a judicial review challenge taken against An Board Pleanala in relation to planning granted to daa, owner of Dublin Airport.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Darryl Broderick, Ronan Geary, Padraic Brennan, Fergal Dennehy, Imelda Tierney, Uilliam O’Lorcain, Peter Lennon, Ricky Kelly