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William Fry LLP

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William Fry LLP’s white-collar crime practice handles high-profile cases and investigations for clients including public sector bodies, multinational companies, and high-net-worth individuals. The team regularly acts for clients in proceedings before the Irish High Court and advises on money laundering, bribery, and corruption matters. Laura Murdock has significant experience of handling complex multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes involving financial crime and jointly heads the team with Paul Convery, who specialises in shareholder disputes and reputation management issues. Deirdre O’Donovan’s practice often involves advising clients on investigations arising from allegations of corporate wrongdoing and significant data breaches. Other key contacts include Adele Hall, Joanne Ryan, and litigator Garrett Breen.

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Key clients

  • Havila Kystruten
  • Swan Hellenic Cruises Limited
  • Maybourne Hotels Group/Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani
  • Avonburg Finance Limited
  • Pola Logistics Limited

Work highlights

  • Represented a number of parties in asset recovery proceedings, where the ultimate owner of the asset is a sanctioned entity.
  • Represented various parties in proceedings alleging corporate raiding and conspiracy to defraud.
  • Represented parties who are the focus of an investigation by Inspectors appointed by the High Court in an allegation of a significant data breach at the group.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Paul Convery

William Fry LLP

Paul is a Partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department. He advises individuals and corporate clients involved in domestic and multi-jurisdictional contractual/tortious disputes and represents the Irish interests of a number of global corporations and Irish based entities. Paul has extensive experience of advising clients where issues arise involving financial litigation, which has included being lead advisor on behalf of two parties involved in separate Madoff related proceedings with an overall value in excess of USD$3.5bn.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Laura Murdock, Paul Convery

Other key lawyers

Deirdre O’Donovan, Adele Hall, Joanne Ryan, Garrett Breen