LK Shields Solicitors LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Firm Profile

‘Sound and practical advice and a speedy response to queries.’

‘I find the team at LK Shields to be practical providing workable businesslike solutions rather than theoretical potential outcomes.’

‘The team are very dynamic and very commercially astute.’

‘Jenny McGuire and Gerry Halpenny have been excellent in all matters.’

‘LK Shields is commercially focused and their partners and associates are responsive and accessible. They are innovative in their approach to finding practical solutions for clients. They communicate to the client in clear concise language and provide an efficient service.’

‘I have worked closely with Jennifer McGuire on a number of different projects. She is also my main point of contact for referring clients to LK Shields. Where a query arises that is not within her remit she recommends a suitable partner for us to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and approachable. She is also extremely responsive and available to take a call when the need arises to provide guidance and advice. Emmet Scully is very responsive and accessible.’

‘Strong practice, very commercial and pragmatic. Able to balance need for legal excellence with adaptation for deal size and specificities.’

‘Jennifer McGuire is easy to deal with and interested in our business and what we value in terms of advice. Jennifer McGuire is a stand out and a great asset to the firm. She has consistently provided us with a high level of service for a number of years.’

‘The team is now a well-established and ever-growing presence in the construction market in Ireland and further afield. They have recently made an industry hire to the team, something quite unique or different to what one would usually see in the legal sector in Ireland, demonstrating a wider-thinking mindset and the harnessing of multi-disciplinary skills. The team can now draw on both legal and industry expertise all in one place.’

‘Jamie Ritchie is a well-established, renowned and trusted solicitor in his chosen field of work. In any dealings that one ever has with him it is very clear that he is very adept and astute in the field of construction law. Answers are well-thought-out, considered, and advice is always of the top tier.’

‘Jamie Ritchie has seemingly a natural ability to understand a legal issue, understand the business, and bring these two sometimes opposing needs together to form well-structured, sound, and diligent legal/commercial advice. He is always readily available and is capable of delivering and engaging with clients in an amicable and friendly manner also. This has always got the added benefit of putting clients at ease and building a confidence and trust in the advice that they are receiving.’

‘The LKS projects and construction team is a small but highly experienced unit ideally placed to provide legal services to small and mid-size construction enterprises. They are well equipped to provide a highly personal service and thrive on establishing strong relationships with their clients. All the members of the team are highly intelligent and motivated with high levels of understanding and experience with construction projects.’

‘Jamie Ritchie has very great experience, including from having worked in the United Kingdom. He has particular experience and expertise in adjudication. Ian Lavelle is an experienced construction litigator.’

‘All are very practical and realistic in their approach to and understanding of the legal issues that can arise on a construction project.’

‘Great communication and knowledge.’

‘Proactive, knowledgeable, strategic ’

‘Responsive and commercial.’

‘LK Shields have provided really solid litigation advice that is user friendly and practical.’

‘Jennifer Clarke is very responsive and professional. She provided really good advise and matter management for our litigation.’

‘Jennifer Clarke has been responsive and clear in her advice on defence strategy in a complex Irish claim against her asset manager client.’

‘Responsive, strong communicator, able to detail all scenarios. Good ability to share case load.’

‘LK Shields’ breadth and quality of services (related to employment agreements/policies, benefits, data privacy and more) enabled us to consolidate our legal needs with one practice and more effectively ramp up our Ireland operations. LK Shields have also demonstrated good flexibility and responsiveness in addressing urgent matters.’

‘The depth of knowledge in the subject fields in which we engaged LK Shields was notable, and they proactively alerted us to other legal/compliance areas we should be assessing. Our primary contact at LK Shields was Ciara O ’Kennedy. She adeptly addressed many of our employee-related matters while also seamlessly bringing in others in the practice as needed to address other matters outside her area of expertise.’

‘Responsive, practical and easy to deal with.’

‘Diverse team with a panel of legal experts for all aspects of commercial and employment law. Highly responsive with response times, providing detailed and relevant advice at all times.’

‘Ciara O ’Kennedy – expert in her field of employment law. Friendly yet highly professional. She covers all the details of the query presented. Articulate speaker at conferences and seminars. Always rely on her legal advice as her professional knowledge of Irish employment law is outstanding.’

‘Very thorough, careful, and client-friendly. The team is deep and accustomed to dealing with demanding and difficult clients.’

‘Responsiveness, teamwork, careful work, high-quality. Aoife Bradley has done most of our work.’

‘Deep knowledge of Irish and European competition law, contacts at all levels in the competition ecosystem, and innovative problem solving are all USPs for the competition practice in LKS.’

‘Marco Hickey’s level of responsiveness, willingness to problem solve and approachability are all key strengths. ’

‘Marco Hickey is very commercial in his approach and handholds his client through what can be an arduous process.’

‘Marco Hickey – a real authority on antitrust matters in Ireland.’

‘The quality and accuracy of the advice delivered in a timely and concise fashion. The interaction with team members is as pleasant as efficient.’

‘Marko Hickey has decades of experience in the area of M&A and competition law. He is pleasant to deal with and very knowledgeable.’

‘Local knowledge, flexibility, great people.’

‘Marco Hickey clearly has strong experience and depth of knowledge in Irish and European Competition law, with incredible attention to detail and good knowledge of caselaw and relevant factors – a safe pair of hands.’

‘Team were extremely knowledgable about the subject at hand, flexible with schedules and very pleasant to deal with.’

‘Jane O’Grady was excellent at taking on board our industry experience and tailoring the recommendations provided to be practical given the industry. Always very flexible with scheduling calls and prompt to respond to any queries.’

‘A strong team that takes a commercial approach to deal negotiation and closing.’

‘Jenny Ahern is a top quality legal professional that is able to provide concise and quality legal advice. She willingly takes the lead on finding solutions to issues as they arise.’

‘Efficient, reliable and knowledgeable firm. Consistently deliver exceptional service.’

‘Stand out partner is Jenny Ahern, whose attention to detail and advice in difficult circumstances is second to none.’

‘Jenny Ahern is a fantastic Head of Banking. Works hard, excellent commercial acumen and fantastic client relationship skills. ’

‘The team in LK Shields is extremely knowledgable, can work to a tight deadline, flexible with calls and scheduling while also being very friendly and pleasant to deal with.’

‘The team is unique as it has a very strong long-term relationship focus and understands that value is created from these relationships.’

‘Philip Daly is an outstanding Partner. He is quiet and reflective and will often proactively revert to the client with new ideas or insights into issues to assist the client to make better decisions. Philip is a wise counsel and is a shining light to the ethics and conduct of business by LK Shields.’

‘Good knowledge of the industry, well balanced team.’

‘Very approachable and provide expert advice in a measured and effective way.’

‘Jill Callanan is absolutely excellent to deal with. Immediately clear that she is vastly experienced in the area of insolvency and her advice is always spot on.’

‘Access to a wide range of expertise.’

‘Accessible and expert advice.’

‘Provide a friendly and pleasant service.’

‘Personable and pragmatic. Took the time to understand our business.’

‘David Naughton was very pragmatic and responsive in dealing with a complex regulatory issue in an area where there was quite a bit of uncertainty. He was always trying to get to the best position that he could for his client.’

‘David Naughton and his team deliver focused and practical advice.’

‘The team is now a well-established and ever-growing presence in the Irish market and further afield. The team can draw on legal and industry expertise all in one place.’

‘Jamie Ritchie is a well-established, renowned and trusted solicitor in his chosen work. In any dealings that one ever has with him, he is very adept and astute in the construction law. His answers are well thought out and he provides considered and top-tier advice. He has seemingly a natural ability to understand an issue, understand the business, and bring these two sometimes opposing needs together to form well-structured, sound, and diligent legal and commercial advice.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable, proactive and tactically minded.’

‘Jamie Ritchie is an excellent lawyer. He cuts straight to the issue.’

‘Clair Cassidy is the standout member of the LKS real estate team.’

‘Clair Cassidy is an invaluable legal advisor, always available and gives an excellent service.’

‘The team was exceptionally helpful in outlining the risks associated with intellectual property, and the ownership and purchase of the same. The team helped us work through different opportunities to mitigate risk.’

‘Everyone we worked with in LK Shields was knowledgable, friendly, flexible with scheduling and just overall extremely helpful in guiding us through the asset purchase process.’

‘They are always very prompt in actioning our requests – all emails get answered the same day we send them. Their emails are always very clear and easy to read and understand.’