DLA Piper Ireland LLP has further expanded its dispute resolution team with the hire of senior litigator Gavin Woods from Arthur Cox and IP disputes specialist Aoife Murphy from Whitney Moore. They have joined a team, led by Caoimhe Clarkin, that has amassed an impressive client base of domestic and overseas-based multinationals. The team has appeared in a variety of major cases, including those in the healthcare, telecommunications, cryptocurrency and aviation sectors.
Testimonials
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‘Caoimhe Clerkin (partner) and Michael Twomey (senior associate) are both excellent litigators. Caoimhe has supervised most of the work for us and has been excellent strategically.’
‘What makes it unique is the hands-on practical approach it takes to handling all disputes and contentious legal matters. The team is thorough and meticulous in its investigation of the details.’
‘Gavin Woods is always available and a great mediator.’
‘DLA Ireland Dispute Resolution team was thorough in their work, and they strategise the dispute defence very well. Their advice was always clear.'
‘The whole team was quite responsive, collaborative and helped us in easing the pressure of litigation. We liked their communication and clear advice.’
'The team involved in our case was really engaged, prepared well-detailed memos about risks and ops upon request and responded quickly to our emails and queries.'
Key clients
- Greencoat
- Glanbia
- Tech Mahindra
- Hibernia
- Airwork
- Coinbase
- Dentsu Aegis
- Zagg
- Korea South-East Power Company
- John Laing Group plc
- Amnesty International
- Sulzer Pump Solutions Ireland
- Charles Henshaw
- Iberdrola
- BioNTech and BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH
- Dr Seuss Enterprises LP
- Swiss RE International
- Merck, Sharpe and Dohme LLC
- BioNTech SE and BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH
- Novartis AG
Work highlights
- Advised Greencoat on judicial review proceedings in the Commercial Court division of the Irish High Court, challenging a decision of the State energy regulator in relation to the implementation of a key regulation under the EU's Clean Energy Package.
- Acted for Hibernia in Irish High Court proceedings, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent a number of fishing trawlers from trawling over subsea cable assets off the Irish coast.
- Acted for Glanbia Ireland in a cross-border product liability investigation and resulting claims in France, Ireland and the UK arising from the supply of horse feed contaminated with a banned substance, zilpaterol.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Caoimhe Clarkin, Gavin Woods