Leonora Malone > Addleshaw Goddard > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Addleshaw Goddard
TEMPLE CHAMBERS
3 BURLINGTON ROAD
DUBLIN 4
Ireland

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Leonora is a Corporate Partner with over 30 years’ experience in corporate transactions. Leonora has advised on numerous large-scale share and asset purchases, advising both purchasers and sellers and carrying out Due Diligence for both sell and purchase sides of transactions. She also advises clients on company law and corporate governance compliance, including directors loans, purchase of own shares and capital maintenance and all aspects arising under company law in respect of Private Companies.

She practices exclusively in the area of corporate law and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, management buyouts, private equity placement and corporate restructuring. Leonora advises clients on continuing investments and shareholder and financing arrangements as well as disposals of assets through corporate structures. Leonora was Head of the Corporate Department until 2018 and sat on the Firm’s Management Board for ten years.

Education

Admitted as a solicitor in 1989
Diploma of Legal Studies (1985)
B.A. Hons. (1984) University College Dublin

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Addleshaw Goddard‘s Dublin office is well versed in handling big-ticket corporate and M&A transactions. The team reports an increase in work from clients in the food sector, and continues to handle a high volume of venture capital investments involving medical devices transactions. Leisure, retail, energy, pharmaceuticals and insurance are also key sector strengths for the department. Deborah Kelly leads the corporate practice and brings extensive experience in advising on life sciences, energy and hospitality matters. John Olden, Leonora Malone and Nicola McGrath are highly regarded practitioners in the department. Lorna Osborne made partner in January 2023.