Mr Liam Guidera > Mason Hayes & Curran LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
BARROW STREET
DUBLIN 4
D04 TR29
Ireland
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Work Department

Commercial Litigation

Position

Partner, Dispute Resolution

Career

Liam is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team and leads the firm’s Investigations and White Collar Crime practice. He is a deeply experienced lawyer acting in complex contractual and tortious litigation, principally for plaintiffs in many landmark cases.

Renowned for his client-orientated, strategic advice, Liam has also appeared as an advocate in many Courts, Inquiries and Tribunals. He is ranked as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 and has developed the firm’s Investigations practice.

In recent years. he has been involved in a number of high profile independent reviews, investigations and public inquiries, both national and international. He has acted for several corporates and financial institutions in regulatory investigations. He authored a report which was lodged with the Central Bank (CBI.)

Liam is also a qualified arbitrator with CIArb. and an accredited mediator with CEDR. He sits on the Working Group for the Mediation Council to be established under the Mediation Act, 2017.

Memberships

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Irish Commercial Mediation Association; Law Society of Ireland; Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.

Education

University College Dublin (BCL); Law Society of Ireland.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Dispute resolution

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has a huge market share of representing clients before the High Court. It continues to be active in ADR and mediation, and is further noted for its specialisation in financial services, technology, life sciences, built environment and energy. The firm is also rated for public law and judicial review cases, and is at the forefront of regulatory investigations. Maurice Phelan leads the team and is a big name in the market. Colin Monaghan is rated for technology cases and regulatory investigations, while Peter Johnston is growing in stature. Former managing partner Declan Black is another senior figure in the team and Liam Guidera  heads the white-collar crime and investigations practice.

Ireland > White-collar crime

(Leading individuals)

Liam GuideraMason Hayes & Curran LLP

The investigations and white-collar crime team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is sought after by a range of clients, with particular strength in the technology sector, where it assists IT corporates with regulatory investigations and those conducted by the Data Protection Commission. The practice is led by Liam Guidera, who handles a variety of fraud and corporate misconduct matters and investigations. Peter Johnston and Colin Monaghan work with domestic and international clients on contentious regulatory matters. Conor O’Leary is well-known for handling fraud-related affairs for clients from the financial services sector, and Shane Reynolds has built a strong reputation for representing local councils and state bodies in regulatory proceedings before all levels of Irish courts.