Mr Thomas O'Dwyer > Beauchamps LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
Beauchamps LLP Offices
RIVERSIDE 2
SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY
DUBLIN 2
D02 KV60
Ireland
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Mr Thomas O'Dwyer
Work Department
Litigation and dispute resolution
Position
Thomas is a partner in Beauchamps’ litigation & dispute resolution team and heads up the crisis management and white collar crime units. Thomas works with Irish and international businesses across all sectors, financial institutions and state bodies. Thomas specialises in complex commercial disputes and has particular experience advising financial institutions and corporate clients involved in claims for professional negligence, breach of contract, security enforcement, judicial review and property disputes.
Thomas advises clients on many aspects of administrative decision-making and following fair procedures as well as obligations under Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation.
Thomas was admitted as a solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) and as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands in 2008. He spent two years working in the commercial litigation department of a large Cayman Islands law firm.
Thomas won the Client Choice Award for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Ireland in 2018.
Memberships
- Member of the Law Society of Ireland
- Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Education
- BA Legal and Business Studies (Waterford Institute of Technology, 1998)
- LLB (University College Cork, 1999)
- Solicitor (Law Society of Ireland, 2004)
- Solicitor (Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands), 2008)
- Attorney-at-Law (Cayman Islands, 2008)
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Beauchamps LLP handles a high volume of High Court cases and remains a significant player in large-scale disputes, including aviation cases linked to the war in Ukraine and ongoing business interruption insurance cases in the hospitality sector. Regulatory cases are another growth area and Pat McInerney joined from Holmes O’Malley Sexton in May 2023 to lead the public sector and regulatory division. Emma Keegan heads the litigation and dispute resolution department, with an established record in corporate, financial and regulatory disputes. Thomas O’Dwyer is another experienced litigator, leading many of the firm’s headline engagements and has further expertise in arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Barry Cahir is prominent in commercial disputes and insolvency cases.
Ireland > White-collar crime
The white-collar crime and crisis management team at Beauchamps LLP is proficient in handling regulatory and criminal investigations for clients including financial institutions, charities, public sector entities, and regulatory bodies. Thomas O’Dwyer heads the practice and is experienced in providing reputation and crisis management-related advice to clients facing criminal allegations. Other key members include experienced litigators Sharon Delaney, Edward Lyons and Séan Canniffe.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Ireland > Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution Ireland
- White-collar crime Ireland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Public sector
- Real estate
- Data privacy and data protection
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Information technology
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Planning and environment
- White-collar crime
- Construction