Shane Neville > LK Shields Solicitors LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

LK Shields Solicitors LLP
38 UPPER MOUNT STREET
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Work Department

Insurance and Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Shane acts for national and international companies operating in the insurance, technology and professional sectors in a wide variety of commercial disputes.

Shane has acted in a wide range of commercial disputes, including insurance/policyholder disputes, professional-indemnity disputes, insolvency/receivership disputes and energy/oil industry disputes.

He advises on many aspects of general and commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

He is a member of the Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland’s Professional Indemnity Insurance Committee, the Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association and the Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association (PNLA).

Shane’s practice has a particular focus on advising insurers and defending insured businesses in professional indemnity and other financial lines matters.  Niche areas of expertise of his include solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance regulatory law and partnership law.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Insurance

LK Shields Solicitors LLP has a rich heritage in insurance disputes, especially professional indemnity, construction and aviation-related claims, along with D&O, cyber and employer liability. Head of the insurance disputes team Shane Neville and partner Ian Lavelle have continued to forge close connections to London-based insurers; Lavelle previously practised in London before joining the firm. The wider team has sustained further growth in construction-related claims, another forte for Lavelle, and insurance regulatory work.

Ireland > Dispute resolution

LK Shields Solicitors LLP has a well-established dispute resolution practice with a stellar reputation in insurance and construction cases. The team has also achieved growth in shareholder disputes and contentious landlord and tenant matters. Jill Callanan leads the litigation and dispute resolution department, and is noted for commercial contract cases, shareholder disputes and real estate cases. Ian Lavelle is rated for insurance and construction matters. Shane Neville is a key figure for insurance cases, representing a multitude of international insurers. Eamon Jones is another prominent litigator and Clare Dowling is noted for landlord and tenant disputes.