People
We choose our people for their legal knowledge and ingenuity as well as their ability to relate well to clients and to build strong client relationships. To find out more check our profiles.
Peter O’Reilly, Managing Partner
Peter O’Reilly is the managing partner and has been since 1987. He is the third generation of O’Reilly to fill that role. He has a large spread of practice areas. His principle focus has been in litigation. He has acted for most major overseas and indigenous insurers. He is also involved in our commercial side from corporate to property.
He sits on the Board of the Muireosa Foundation (a charitable organisation) and on the board of a number of private companies.
Michael O’Shaughnessy, Partner
Michael has been a partner with the firm since 1980 and acts for an extensive range of clients, including trustees, property developers and private clients. He handles all legal aspects of large scale residential and commercial developments including office developments, licensed premises and retail outlets. Michael advises Temple Bar Cultural Trust (formerly Temple Bar Properties Limited) the body responsible for the continued development and management of the Temple Bar Area. Michael handles large and complex estate planning and related taxation issues.
Anthony O’Rourke, Partner
Tony leads the commercial and property team within the practice. He has considerable expertise in company law and insolvency acting for financial institutions, individuals, receivers and liquidators. Tony handled some of the largest property redevelopment schemes in Dublin’s history. Tony was a member of the assessment team for the Tender to Board Fáilte for construction of the National Conference Centre which is now under construction at Spencer Dock. He is currently handling a major commercial residential development at Hanover Quay.
Fiona Duffy, Partner
Fiona is a litigation and employment law specialist. She has a very broad range of experience in all aspects of litigation including contract disputes, defamation, landlord and tenant, property, medical negligence and personal injuries. Fiona works with a broad range of corporate and private clients. She served on the ethics committee of the National Maternity Hospital for many years. Fiona is a member of a working group in UCD established to advise the Research Ethics Committee on regenerative medicine.
Allan O’Connor, Partner
Allan specialises in advising insurance companies in all aspects of insurance litigation including policy disputes and arbitration. He advises clients on personal injury, litigation and professional indemnity matters and practises in commercial litigation.Allan leads the Family Law Team within the practice.
Patricia Heavey, Solicitor
Patricia advises clients on litigation matters with particular emphasis on commercial disputes, contractual disputes, commercial recovery, and employment law she represents financial institutions, the Licensed Vintners Association and its members on all aspects of liquor licensing and licensing matters. Patricia also advises clients on non contentious employment law issues including employment contracts, company handbooks and H.R. policies.
Nicola Byrne, Solicitor
Nicola advises clients on all aspects of the residential conveyancing process including sales, purchases, mortgages, equity releases, voluntary transfers, new and second-hand property, managed property, urban and rural property and tax relief schemes. She has acted for developers in reviewing launch schedules and completion targets and co-ordinating relevant parties/institutions. Nicola also carries out private client work including all aspects of estate planning – wills, trusts, succession and taxation implications.
Colm O’Shaughnessy, Solicitor
Colm is a recently qualified solicitor who joined the firm in 1998. He works in our property department dealing in all areas of residential, commercial and landlord & tenant law. Other areas of practice include probate, family and various District Court matters. Colm has wide experience dealing with private and commercial clients including lending institutions and semi-state bodies.
Yvonne Moran, Legal Executive
Yvonne is an experienced legal executive at the firm covering areas of civil litigation, including breach of contract, professional negligence, nuisance claims, personal injury, defamation and recovery claims. She works with clients in seeking Orders for Discovery against parties and non parties to actions as well as drafting Affidavits of Discovery
Michael R. Crowley, Legal Executive
Michael works with the commercial property team at the firm and oversees all aspects of property purchases and sales from contract through to closing as well as registering mortgages, vacates and cautions and dealing with Land Registry queries.
Annette Byrne, Legal Executive
Annette has been with the firm since 1999. She works closely with Allan O’Connor in dealing with litigation and Family Law matters.
Ciaran O’Shaughnessy, Trainee Solicitor
Ciaran works with a large base of private clients dealing with all aspects of both residential and commercial property including acquisitions, sales and lettings. He also has gained considerable experience in the area of trust and probate law as well as will drafting. Ciaran also handles applications dealing with District and Circuit Court debt collection.