Mr Michael Twomey > Arthur Cox > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Arthur Cox has a leading presence in corporate insurance, including large transactions and regulatory matters. The firm’s insurance and reinsurance team advises a range of life and non-life insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, private equity houses and industry associations. It has an established contentious insurance practice too, including financial lines, professional indemnity, product liability, public/employer liability, cyber liability and income protection insurance. Of counsel Stephen D’Ardis leads the insurance practice and has an established record in M&A transactions, portfolio transfers, reinsurance, and regulatory matters. Joanelle O’Cleirigh, Michael Twomey and Richard Willis  are noted for insurance disputes. Elizabeth Bothwell has retired.

Arthur Cox has an outstanding record in large disputes and investigations. It frequently represents clients in cases before the Commercial List of the High Court and has an extensive record in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation, arbitration, expert determination and conciliations. It has continued to earn accolades for roles in large regulatory disputes. Eve Mulconry is head of the litigation, dispute resolution and investigations team, while corporate crime expert Joanelle O’Cleirigh and Keith Smith are also prominent practitioners. Richard Willis is noted for financial and technology-related disputes, along with regulatory investigations, with Michael Twomey and Deirdre O’Mahony also impressing. Andrew Lenny is now a consultant.