Ms Emma Keegan > Beauchamps LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Beauchamps LLP
RIVERSIDE 2
SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY
DUBLIN 2
D02 KV60
Ireland

Work Department

Litigation and dispute resolution, Insurance and professional indemnity

Position

Emma is head of Beauchamps’ litigation & dispute resolution team with considerable experience of contractual and commercial dispute resolution, acting for both major financial institutions as well as State bodies, with considerable expertise in professional negligence claims and advises insurers and commercial clients in this area. She is also an expert in the area of legal project management and works with financial institutions on large-scale litigation and investigative regulatory projects.

In 2019, Emma was the sole Irish winner of the Client Choice award for litigation and dispute resolution.

Memberships

  • Member of the Litigation Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • Member of the Law Society of Ireland
  • Winner of the Client Choice Litigation award for Ireland in 2019

Education

  • Bachelor of Civil Law (University College Dublin, 1999)
  • Solicitor (Law Society of Ireland, 2002)
  • Diploma in Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring (Law Society of Ireland, 2012)

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Insurance

Beauchamps LLP is developing ever-stronger connections to Ireland and London-based market insurers and brokers, which have afforded it a growing number of high-value and large-scale engagements, including Commercial Court proceedings relating to the impounding of aircraft following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The firm is also rated for professional indemnity, particularly defending claims against solicitors. Ciara Murphy leads many of the firm’s key engagements, with Emma Keegan providing further senior-level support.

Ireland > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Emma KeeganBeauchamps LLP

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.