Dentons Ireland LLP acts for a diverse list of international and domestic clients in the full range of contentious and non-contentious fraud and business crime matters. Dispute practice head Karyn Harty specialises in regulatory and criminal investigations, while Gareth Steen leads the restructuring and insolvency team.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Karyn Harty is the market leader. Karyn is one of my top go-to lawyers.’
  • ‘The team is very efficient.’
  • ‘We have worked with Ciara FitzGerald and Tiernan Nix. They have high-level skills and at the same time are extremely open and friendly.’

Key clients

  • Ennovate and Bosai
  • The IRONMAN Group
  • Dany Boon
  • Frasers Group
  • Marks and Spencer
  • Irish Life
  • Airbus

Work highlights

  • Represented Ennovate and Bosai in Irish injunction proceedings regarding an allegation of fraud by FMGSL and ultimately secured payment out on a letter of credit and secured the withdrawal of an appeal by FMGSL.
  • Represented IRONMAN in several matters arising from two tragic fatalities in the swim element of Ironman Cork 2023, including in an independent review being conducted by Grant Thornton and an inquest into the deaths.
  • Represented Dany Boon, a French actor, director and comedian, in a multi-million euro claim for damages for fraud before the Irish Commercial Court.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Karyn Harty, Gareth Steen

Other key lawyers

Ciara FitzGerald, Tiernan Nix