ByrneWallace ranked as a top tier law firm by Legal 500 and Chambers Europe
Tuesday, 25 April 2017ByrneWallace has once more been consistently recognised as a top tier firm in the latest rankings of Irish law firms published by the legal industry’s leading independent directories Legal 5001 and Chambers Europe2.
In the Legal 500 2017, the firm is ranked Top Tier in 3 practice areas - Employment law, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Public Sector - and recommended in 14 practice areas.
Ranked as a Leading Firm by Chambers Europe 2017, the firm’s Employment Law and Life Sciences practices are also recognised as top tier (Band 1), with the firm also ranked in 10 other practice areas.
The firm’s lawyers are highly commended, with 5 lawyers obtaining top rankings (including 2 lawyers achieving Pre-eminent and Senior Statesman status) in Chambers Europe, and 3 lawyers recognised as Leading Lawyers in Legal 500. These included:
- Catherine Guy – Pre-eminent Lawyer (Chambers Europe)
- Gary Byrne – Senior Statesman (Chambers Europe)
- Michael Kennedy – Leading Lawyer (Legal 500) and Band 1 (Chambers Europe)
- Colin Sainsbury - Leading Lawyer (Legal 500) and Band 1 (Chambers Europe)
- Michelle Ní Longáin - Band 1 (Chambers Europe)
A total of 26 lawyers are recommended across 17 practice areas in Legal 500, while 29 lawyers are ranked in Chambers Europe. Both directories also identified 3 Next Generation lawyers (Legal 500), 3 New & Up and Coming and 1 Associate to Watch (Chambers Europe).
Commenting on the results, Managing Partner Catherine Guy said, “These rankings are a testament to the calibre and outstanding quality of our team and the excellent standard of service and advice they deliver to our clients.”
“We are delighted to have once again been independently and internationally recognised by our clients and peers as a leading law firm. I commend and thank our talented lawyers for their dedication and commitment to ensuring we continuously deliver expert legal services to our clients.”
ByrneWallace was also recognised by Chambers Europe as Ireland’s top law firm for client service winning the Ireland Client Service Award 2017 at the recent Chambers Europe Awards in London in April 2017. The firm was also shortlisted Ireland Law Firm of the Year 2017 at these Awards.
To read the recent testimonials and comments about ByrneWallace from clients interviewed as part of the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partner Research, click here.
1 For 28 years, the Legal 500 Series has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. The series assesses the strengths of law firms in over 100 jurisdictions and highlights the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. Research is based on feedback from over 300,000 clients worldwide, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers, which is used to benchmark each law firm within each relevant practice area.
2 Similarly Chambers & Partners, who publish Chambers Europe, have been assessing and ranking the world’s best lawyers, across over 185 jurisdictions, since 1990 and is the industry's leading independent research journal. Research is based on independent feedback and recommendations from clients based nationally and internationally, and submissions from law firms highlighting their achievements over the last 12 months, including notable work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.
