ByrneWallace LLP has a prestigious history in public sector health and social care. It has a large team that is highly rated for healthcare litigation. It has acted for clients in numerous landmark child protection and healthcare law cases over the years. It routinely handles a high volume of child protection cases on behalf of the state and represents clients in wide-ranging areas from data breaches to judicial review and investigations. In life sciences, the firm fields another sizeable team with senior and highly-specialised practitioners, covering M&A, financings, license agreements and joint-venture agreements, among other areas. Colin Sainsbury is hugely experienced and a leading figure in the life sciences area. Also immensely experienced, Sinéad Kearney SC leads the health and social care team and is an authority on child protection and childcare law. Olive Doyle is rated for mental health law and Eoghan Wallace is another prominent name in child protection and childcare law. Catherine Dowling is noted for life sciences transactions.
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‘The ByrneWallace Healthcare Team were at all times fully conversant with and highly committed to their client and with their brief. I have recently retired as a District Judge hearing numerous childcare applications for upwards of the past four years. I cannot recall any appearance by team members which fell short of the highest standards. It was reassuring to the Court that all possible solutions to intractable problems had been canvassed by the team with their client and that no matter what difficulties might arise they were fully and frankly disclosed to the Court.’
‘Colin Sainsbury provides a high level of personal attention that you would not receive in other firms.’
‘ByrneWallace is one of the largest law firms in Ireland and provides legal advice across a large spectrum of industries. They have extensive experience working with state and semi-state bodies. Their public sector group administer an in-house training programme so that clients are kept informed of legislative developments. Their Data Protection Officer club provides a platform to discuss recent data protection issues.’
‘Alan Doyle at ByrneWallace has provided legal services to our semi-state company for several years. Alan advised our company on a range of complex issues and successfully defended a number of judicial review applications and statutory appeals in the High Court. His legal advice has always proven to be the correct. Alan responds promptly to enquiries and is the ultimate professional.’
‘Clear and practical advice, very experienced and approachable firm.’
‘Highly skilled, very experienced solicitors, experts in the area.’
‘ByrneWallace has a very strong client focus. There seems to be a real ethos to listen closely to client needs; to work with clients to flesh out requirements and strategies; and, in turn, to draw on their deep resources to deliver relevant support. The ByrneWallace team is a highly professional and resourceful -- and a pleasure to work with!’
‘Colin Sainsbury (Partner) is an important support to us in our work. With a background of extensive practice experience in our field, we very much appreciate his energy and focus, and the attention he gives to fully understanding and responding to our needs. We greatly value this relationship. Colin is a pleasure to work with.’
‘Good breadth of experience. Creative and strong at problem solving.’
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Colin Sainsbury, Sinéad Kearney SC