‘Excellent communication of the actions that were undertaken and going to be undertaken.’

‘Ability to gain access outside normal working hours due to the business being operated in different time zones.’

‘A&L Goodbody is a client led firm; they have a strong commitment to each of their clients and ensure that each client is provided with the highest level of commitment for the deal team.’

‘I have been impressed by their commitment to supporting their clients and dealing with issues quickly and efficiently when they arise.’

‘Professional, experienced, reliable and can ramp up to service any specific needs’

‘Thorough and have their clients’ interests foremost.’

‘Very knowledgable and supportive.’

‘Peter Stafford has great ability to negotiate and protect his clients. Very reassuring to have on our side.’

‘There is always a partner in control of any project we are involved with.’

‘Alan Taylor is always available for emergencies.’

‘Lynsey Mallon has supported and challenged us on various transactions over the past while, bringing with her an immense level of knowledge and experience.’

‘The corporate team is drawn from a number of able individuals, however the service is delivered in a coordinated, timely and professional manner.’

‘The people are great at helping the client understand the commercial impact of the legal.’

‘They have really taken the time to fully understand our business so that they can provide good service.’

‘Obvious their widespread knowledge, and ability to use past experiences and apply to specific transaction scenarios is a key feature of success.’

‘You just know that they do not accept ‘second best’’

‘This practice is unique in the fact that they have the ability to undertake work and offer the same services that the magic circle practices would offer, however, they make it accessible to SMEs such as ours.’

‘Even though Neasa Quigley is a senior partner, her dedication to projects and guidance during them is much greater than any other senior partner that I have come across.’

‘The client service we receive is exemplary across all the departments.’

‘Level of service and attention to detail is outstanding.’

‘Gerard Armstrong works with an almost unique level of speed and intensity, relentless, but at the same time is always highly personable and a pleasure to collaborate with.’

‘Rosie Timoney is a first class associate. She is highly professional, calm under pressure, applies a high level of attention to detail and is very commercial. A star.’

‘I was always sure I was getting sound and advice with creativity where needed. The rest of the team were both culturally easy to work with and efficient in all of the tasks and activities needed.’

‘Tughans were absolutely superb in the way they managed our sale. They were particularly good at adapting to the Covid situation and facilitating remote ways of doing the transaction.’

‘James Donnelly was there to advise us at every step of the process, he is superbly professional and was very helpful during the process.’

‘Excellent level of service. Very responsive and represent extremely good value for money – priced far more competitively than some of the biggest names in the Belfast legal market but provide service and insight on par with the best.’

‘MMW are far more proactive than a lot of firms out there, and proactively find solutions rather than problems, which is something that is really just something that other firms say, but MMW actually do.’

‘John Finnegan – strong all-rounder with good experience across a range of corporate transactions, but particularly robust on property finance transactions.’

‘Damian McParland – excellent lawyer with arguably the broadest skills base of any corporate lawyer in Belfast, with very strong commercial acumen. Has an excellent ability to surmise complex concepts into simple statements and documents, benefiting his clients and facilitating smooth transactions.’

‘Great team – willingness to find solutions to allow transactions to reach successful conclusions.’

‘Chris Guy – hugely experienced and measured in his approach. Nothing seems to rattle him. Darren Marley – pragmatic and tenacious to deliver transactions in tight timeframes.’

‘The team’s strength is its ability to communicate effective and regularly. They always make you feel that you are the most important client and keep you up to date with information and make time to explain or guide as necessary.’

‘Glenn Watterson has been with us since our inception. He has guided, supported encouraged. We totally trust his advice and he is always calm and precise in his communication.’

‘Knowledgable, reliable.’

‘Strong and capable team with a positive attitude and good market awareness.’

‘Mark Davis is highly expert at handling private wealth – he has incredibly commercial knowledge because he ran his own business and he comes from the corporate finance world as well as law.’

‘I found the Shoosmiths team are easy to work with, with excellent communication and professionalism.’

‘Andrew Jennings is pragmatic with a high degree of common sense and professionalism. His down to earth approach enables a good working relationship.’

‘I have worked with many law firms over the years but can easily say the service we received was second to none.’

‘On a personal level Grant Edwards has a very professional reassuring demeanour. His obvious knowledge of the sector was evident and this further served to enhance the confidence that the senior management team placed in him.’

‘Easy to deal with – laid back approach to delivering transactions.’

‘Cathy Murphy – great understanding of technical accounting & tax issues and able to frame words to ensure the key aspects are captured within the transaction documents’

‘The corporate team at Elliot Duffy Garrett is large enough to handle a large corporate transaction but is small enough to do so effectively and efficiently.’

‘Kevin McVeigh has a cool head and is unflappable in negotiations on behalf of his clients.’

‘In all instances I found them very professional, very thorough in their work, and most of all very knowledgeable in their field of expertise.’

‘The individuals I have worked with have all been very professional in their attitude to their job, but more importantly very approachable and down-to-earth.’

‘Personal service and willingness to research detailed points of law especially in complex areas’

‘Friendliness, competence and promptness of response.’