‘By a country mile, the number-one team to go to for procurement law advice in the public sector. While other firms know the law, this team’s practical and common-sense approach is valuable in running tenders and dealing with procurement law issues in the public sector.’

‘Anna-Marie Curran is extraordinary! She is the master of procurement law in Ireland. I wouldn’t use anyone else. She has an extensive knowledge of the law and can easily refer to case law at the drop of a hat. She is a rock of common sense and can tell you things about your business that even you don’t know. She gives very practical and strategic advice. I would be lost without her.’

‘The team is extremely knowledgeable and experienced and very available to clients.’

‘Great client service, expertise and experience. Make you feel confident and secure in their advice.’

‘The Arthur Cox team was very, very professional and competent in bringing the case forward.’

‘Joanelle O’Cleirigh demonstrated huge commitment and determination in progressing the case. It was a case that required not just a high level of legal skills, but also considerable time commitments over a period of time. This was always forthcoming, and huge credit must go to Joanelle for the positive outcome in this case that benefitted not just the client directly concerned, but others as well.’

‘Good knowledge of the public sector.’

‘The team’s strength lies in the broad spectrum of expertise available from those at the top of their field. This is turns facilitates their key capability of drawing from a pool of exceptional lawyers across various practice areas. Vast experience with public sector clients, particularly at the start-up phase. The public procurement law practice is exceptional.’

‘Aaron Boyle is the milkman: he always delivers. Very solution-focused and commercially aware. Very responsive and clear in his advice.’

‘This practice has a thorough knowledge of local authority legal practice. This firm has provided excellent advice on procurement and contract law. There is a speedy turnaround on complex legal queries.’

‘ByrneWallace has exceptional knowledge and experience in advising the public sector. It seems like every problematic legal circumstance that we have encountered since engaging BW was a circumstance they had previously encountered with another public body and so they were able to draw on their experience in solving our predicament.’

‘I would highly recommend Martin Cooney. He immediately understands and appreciates the tight line public bodies have to tread in their legal affairs. Martin will present a number of potential courses of action to remedy a legal problem, which allows clients to explore more than one possible scenario. However, in doing so, Martin will never equivocate when advising his client on the optimal legal solution as he sees it, which greatly eases the burden on the client. On more than one occasion, Martin has provided novel solutions to legal problems where others had failed. He is also extremely cordial and personable and excellent at building and maintaining relationships over an extended period.’

‘Seán O’Donnell is a safe pair of hands on all matters. Fergal Ruane is a go-to person for procurement.’

‘Overall ByrneWallace provide an excellent service across many diverse areas. Together with responsiveness, this is their main strength. The different teams collaborate seamlessly and provide well-rounded, actionable advice.’

‘The team  were very accessible and had an excellent work ethic.’

‘The team are very experienced in various areas of public sector law, and knowledgeable and detailed in their advice.’

‘Good-quality team, available and experienced. Provide practical solutions to legal matters.’

‘I would like to highlight Lisa Joyce. Lisa is highly experienced and knowledgeable about the law, and has an exceptional ability to quickly grasp our requirements and communicate related complex legislation in the most simple form for our work teams, and thereafter find and provide real, pragmatic solutions as part of her legal advice. She is excellent at leading and co-ordinating the discussion to find the best solution, even when our team is made up of more than one internal working team. Lisa is a real specialist in finding pragmatic solutions for the client that are innovative and forward looking, as part of sound and sensible legal advice. She is also very practical in her approach when dealing with any of our requirements, with a real capacity to adapt if different situations arise, and I have found her personable and very easy to deal with. Lisa is our go-to person on any complex legal matters that require sensible legal advice.’

‘What makes Mason Hayes and Curran unique is that they partner with our business in providing advice and opinion. They always take the time to understand our issue or problem and how it relates to and cross-cuts our business; this add significant value to the services they provide to us. The responsiveness from MHC is first class; I often need to call on MHC during unsocial hours and the call is always answered and prioritised. I would describe MHC as my most important advisers and it’s of huge help to me to know I have the team at MHC in my corner.’

‘The individual team members I have dealt with have always been extremely pleasant to work with, demonstrating high levels of skill and expertise and also providing practical solutions to complex legal issues. Catherine Allen is, in my view, outstanding and I would also particularly like to mention Finnian O’Neill.’

‘MHC build up a very personal relationship with their clients. They are always efficient and have quick delivery, but their approach is always very collaborative and they listen to our concerns or opinions before giving advice.’

‘I’m struck by the integrity of the team members, their interest in progressing their client’s goals and how they apply their learnings from other cases to their work with us.’

‘I am impressed that the team members challenge our thinking rather than simply obliging our requests. There is a strong sense that we are working together in partnership to progress our goals rather than with an agency that is simply trying to monopolise and monetise their work with us. Catherine Allen is committed to progressing the goals of my organisation and she is readily available when needed. She provides prudent guidance and advice and I enjoy our partnership as we work together.’

‘Lisa Joyce has a deep understanding of the law and has taken the time to develop a deep understanding of our business; this provides us with the very best advice that is tailored specifically to our business. Lisa is a highly trusted adviser and is hugely professional; she goes the extra mile in providing the highest levels of service. I always feel Lisa’s primary interest is service provision and fees are a secondary concern. Lisa regularly looks to offer us more with talks and updates on emerging issues. As our lead partner, Lisa ensures that we receive full-service support to the highest level across MHC.’

‘The team have an excellent knowledge of legislation in the public sector and the background to it. They are able to understand very clearly what is being asked of them. They are very timely in the provision of their advice, which is always concise and to the point and which will always highlight issues for further consideration. They always demonstrate good insight and understanding of the market dynamics of the industry in which we operate.’

‘Excellent advice – very strategic, timely and well informed.’

‘Rosaleen Byrne has significant experience. She is strategic and effective. Catherine Derrig is a trusted and sought-after adviser for our non-legal in-house colleagues.’

‘Excellent, thorough understanding of public sector organisations. Practical and comprehensive advice taking into account the wider concerns of the organisation.’

‘Eamonn O’Hanrahan provides excellent advice, seeing around corners for potential future problems.’

‘I would consider the team to have a particularly diverse skillset and given the broad and varied advice we require, they are a perfect fit to help us as an organisation to deliver key strategic projects. Specific to the public procurement sector, innovations such as a monthly newsletter updating us on relevant recent case law has proved particularly beneficial and allowed us to seek further specific advice in relevant areas.’

‘They have provided essential and highly valuable advice on some particularly complex and high-value public transport infrastructure projects. Such advice has proved to be a very worthwhile investment.’

‘Excellent understanding of the role of public services client and how that might impact on litigation strategy when compared to representing a private business.’

‘Catherine Derrig is a very astute tactician. She is practical, but always very strong in standing up for her client.’

‘The team are keenly aware of the issues and needs of public sector clients, so their advice reflects this by being solution focused and effective.’

‘Imelda Reynolds is very approachable and responsive, and advises across a broad range of legal areas in an effective manner.’

‘The ease of access to partners is a key strength of this practice.’

‘A combination of sound legal and practical advice. Imelda Reynolds is a standout partner.’

‘Beauchamps have taken the time to learn and understand what we do and the framework within which we do it. They anticipate issues that may arise and provide practical solutions. Their advice is quick, pragmatic and solution focused.’

‘Approachable, straightforward, practical, reliable and wise. Continuity is also good. We have gotten to know the individuals and they have retained involvement in our service.’

‘The team at Eversheds are very responsive to the needs of the client and apply the necessary resources to give their client a distinct advantage in litigation, as reflected by a high success rate.’

‘The team members wear their extensive knowledge lightly and convey advice on difficult matters in a manner that brings clients along.’

‘Eversheds Sutherland have an extremely strong public sector team in Ireland. The team draws on a wealth of experience, having represented a range of public bodies for many years. The team’s legal knowledge is second to none and their commitment to achieving the optimal outcome for their clients is 100%.’

‘Eoin MacAodha goes above and beyond for his clients and is superb. Pamela O’Neill is an extremely experienced litigator who combines legal knowledge with practical common sense and is strongly recommended. Ciara Geraghty is exceptionally talented.’

‘The team at Eversheds Sutherland understands how the public sector works, which is essential for advising a public body. They provide clear and concise advice and always respond promptly, even at short notice.’

‘Pamela O’Neill and Ciara Geraghty are very professional, approachable and engaging. I have confidence in their problem-solving ability and trust their advice.’

‘The public sector team understand the political and public accountability of every decision relating to our work. They understood the multi-faceted issues in our case. They were also cost conscious and kept me informed of the budget.’

‘Eversheds care about their clients and the result. I did not feel part of the sausage machine. I felt they protected me and wanted the best result for my organisation.’

‘Very client focused, responsive and knowledgeable.’

‘Jackie Buckley is very experienced and commercially aware. Very knowledgeable and responsive.’

‘Hayes Solicitors offer a highly skilled and expert team who can advise on a wide range of matters in the public sector area.’

‘Hayes have a team of outstanding solicitors who are experts in their field. They are personable and approachable while also being efficient and professional at all times.’

‘The team are incredibly organised and have a unique system of communication between team members.’

‘Attention to detail and organisation.’

‘The team’s expert knowledge of public sector construction with respect to contracts and by association their strategic approach in the context of challenging scenarios has provided us with an excellent specialist service. The ability to get to the heart of an issue quickly, fully understand it and set out a clear pathway to an effective outcome is also a key strength.’

‘Jarlath Heneghan always provides a clear pathway to overcome significant issues and does so with notable effectiveness. This is a combination of unique ability, experience and highly focused determination to achieve the optimal outcome for his clients as part of a high-quality service. Cassandra Byrne is highly responsive to clients’ needs; her contractual knowledge and ability has given us as the client great confidence in her approach, which has ultimately delivered the results and outcomes that we sought. We can recommend both Jarlath and Cassandra without reservation.’

‘The strength of the team lies in their comprehensive subject matter knowledge and their ability to apply this to our organisation’s requirements in a highly effective and timely manner.’

‘Claire Waterson provides timely, thought-through, consistently relevant and smart advice on all areas under her remit.’

‘The team are strongly public sector-focused and understand the diverse needs of their public sector clients while providing effective, solution-focused advice. A very knowledgeable team.’

‘They provide urgent advice when needed that is very specific to us. Very responsive to client needs and willing to put the time in when needed. Excellent, knowledgeable and approachable.’

‘Our case was a very labour intensive and highly specialised piece of work and the team guided us through this with the utmost professionalism. Their work and good guidance was excellent and I would have no hesitation in working with them again.’

‘Deborah Kelly could not have been more helpful. We had complete trust in her advice at all stages and we felt she represented us extremely well. At times she was needed to bring back discussions to a common-sense approach and did so very well.’

‘Knowledgeable in the area of academic-industry collaboration.’

‘Diarmaid Gavin is knowledgeable and approachable. Provides realistic advice grounded in solid experience.’

‘RDJ are an excellent firm in the public sector area. They have a longstanding, in-depth knowledge of the sector, having attained extensive experience over many years. They take a practical, solution-focused and client-focused approach to supporting us with our legal issues.’

‘Capacity to simplify complex legal issues and clearly set out options for consideration. Highly experienced in procurement, tendering and contract documents. Abilty to identify solution to various issues as identified.’

‘Prompt responses and availability.’

‘They are a very strong outfit and provide a very good all-round service at reasonable rates.’

‘Finola McCarthy is a very experienced construction lawyer who will get the best results for her clients. Diarmuid Gavin is a leading practitioner in his area who will give you well-informed, objective advice.’