RDJ LLP > Cork, Ireland > Firm Profile

‘RDJ provide an excellent service to our firm. They are proactive in getting the job done and come to us with solutions to any issues that arise. They can be trusted to never not meet a deadline, which is key for us.’

‘The individuals we we work with understand our business needs and bring a professional and can do attitude at all times. Stands out are Cian Fenton and Aisling O’Donovan.’

‘Good working relationship, supportive and solution orientated’

‘A fantastic team – smart, practical and pragmatic. They really understand our business and provide clear solutions to complex problems.’

‘Cian Fenton is very knowledgeable and is able to offer great advice and guidance on complicated matters. He is our go-to lawyer for real estate finance matters.’

‘Very practical but knowledgeable. They bring a solution to a problem and can explain it to me simply.’

‘I have worked with RDJ for a number of years and in my current role as well as when I was working with another financial institution and have always found them professional and easy to deal with. They are commercial and have always worked to the transaction deadlines and have sufficient resources to dedicate to each transaction. Fee quotes are competitive in the market.’

‘Cian Fenton demonstrated excellent knowledge and was heavily involved in the structuring / draw down of facilities. He provided outstanding service and strongly represented our interest at all times.’

‘Very good mix of people who work well together and who present cohesive unity to clients. Very good at dealing with a complex deal where we had a large number of MBO shareholders with vastly different experience levels. Held these people together via good explanations which gave confidence to the team while they were disconnected from the deal details and constant changes. Good use of their shareholder register, data room etc.’

‘Small tight team who are very driven and in touch with market dynamics.’

‘Both Bryan McCarthy and Sarah Slevin in particular are always available which makes a huge difference to clients.’

‘Smart, approachable lawyers with knowledge and experience that sets them apart from the competition’

‘Excellent team led by Gillian Keating. Highly commercial and very smart, she is always willing to do whatever it takes to provide the highest level of client service. Sean O’Reilly is a strategic thinker, impeccable on detail and always available and willing to invest time at the front end to bring a deal together.’

‘Well connected with M&A advisors and understands what businesses and shareholders need to do a deal, understands important items & does not to dig in on minor items that are not material.’

‘Sarah Slevin & Bryan McCarthy make an excellent team. They go the last mile to ensure the deal closes, in some cases drafting documents the other side should complete.’

‘RDJ LLP has excellent attention to detail, and response times are very efficient.’

‘The team at RDJ LLP is exceptional and leaves no stone unturned, continuously working on the client’s behalf to achieve the best outcome.’

‘Finola McCarthy, who leads the team, is a star performer, and her depth of expertise is second to none.’

‘Finola McCarthy has an exceptional understanding of the industry and awareness of the need to work within strict project constraints.’

‘Finola McCarthy is a trusted adviser and goes above and beyond for her clients.’

‘The practice combines lawyers with extensive experience in all areas of construction law.’

‘The team provided comprehensive advice that is technically excellent and also practical.’

‘The RDJ LLP employment team have consistently shown the ability to successfully advise on a range of complex matters.’

‘Jennifer Cashman and Michelle Ryan’s assistance and advice plays a crucial part in certain tricky or unprecedented employment situations.’

‘The team provides an excellent and responsive service. The team are go-to lawyers for employment advice.’

‘Jennifer Cashman is a standout employment lawyer and her knowledge of the industry and business is superb.’

‘The team is very professional, approachable and friendly.’

‘The availability of the team is a key one, as the nature of employment issues can need vital legal advice on an urgent basis, and the team is always ready to help.’

‘Antoinette Vahey is extremely knowledgeable in her area of expertise. She is very responsive and always available at short notice.’

‘Alan Devaney has an incredible ability to grasp the commercial reality of a situation and combine this with his legal expertise to guide his clients to the right outcome.’

‘I have worked with RDJ LLP for 10 years. What makes them stand out among other firms is their extensive technical knowledge in areas of Employer’s, Public, Motor liability as well as Healthcare litigation. I can rely on their expertise and advice and I can be sure that they will make every effort to reach the best outcome for me.’

‘All partners and associates in RDJ LLP are highly professional. Fergal Dennehy, the partner in RDJ LLP looks after healthcare insurance claims. It is an absolute pleasure working with Fergal. He is always available to answer my queries and provide guidance. He sends regular updates on the progress of each claim and strives to bring each claim to swift and satisfactory conclusion.’

‘The team at RJD are very approachable and accessible. The knowledge of the health service is a real strength and makes engagement and discussions more in-depth and meaningful which encourages mutual understanding of core aspects under discussion. The team in RDJ are very experienced. Imelda Tierney is an excellent advocate and is a great support to clients when attending court. Imelda has exceptional interpersonal communication skills, is very well organised and is highly respected. Padraic Brennan is also very knowledgeable in matters relating to health care.’

‘Padraic Brennan – a rigorous thinker of strength, with an equal capacity to listen and valued shared input. Imelda Tierney – a person of immense and recognised integrity, whose modesty is matched by her talent for invaluable common sense dissection of relevant issues. A rock. Ruth Finnerty – super smart, highly efficient, easily personable, and attentive – an excellent and polished litigator. Fergal Dennehy – sage experience, great understanding, with a valuable capacity to cut to the chase.’

‘The people are invariably on top of their brief and always appear to be well supported. Imelda Tierney in particular impresses. She provides a highly personal and effective service to her clients and is always responsive to their needs.’

‘Excellent knowledge and understanding. Innovative approach to technical issues.’

‘The RJD team are diligent, professional and responsive. Advice is always clear and definitive, and takes account of all commercial and practical considerations and difficulties.’

‘Excellent advice and follow-up, including innovative solutions.’

‘Ashling Walsh provides excellent advice, guidance, customer service and innovative solutions.’

‘RDJ uniquely are able to leverage multiple office locations without impacting the high level and consistency of service. Physical proximity to the client brings a higher level of relationship and trust.’

‘Individuals in RDJ are easy to work with, but also driven to excel. In particular, I have worked with Ashling Walsh for about 15 years and found her focus and sector awareness excellent.’

‘The team are responsive, commercial, pragmatic and see the bigger picture.’

‘Darryl Broderick and Ashling Walsh are a pleasure to work with. We needed urgent advices overnight on a high profile cross border insolvency, and the team responded immediately. Would recommend them every time.’

‘Excellent, clear, concise legal advice. RDJ deliver in terms of all deadlines and deliverables.’

‘Always engage quickly and effectively with opposite sides to try gather an understanding of what is required and to move matters quickly to settlement or to sure up our defence.’

‘Very personable staff who are always willing to assist very quickly. Always revert with issues raised or queried very quickly and happy to entertain calls at short notice.’

‘Very professional firm focused on delivering excellent legal advice at all times.Very focused on clients needs and expectations. Always striving to find the correct solution in the circumstances.Approach all matters proactively.’

‘I have had the pleasure of working with Mary Purtill, a senior partner at the firm for many years. She very much epitomises the ethos of the firm. Always dependable and very focused on finding the best result for her client. Her depth of knowledge and understanding of the legal process in Ireland is quite exceptional. Will tell you how it is not what you want to hear, a rare and valuable trait. Hard working and always looking for solutions that reflect her clients best interests.’

‘Progressive management of claims. Good engagement and proactivity on claims’

‘Mary Purtill. Has an innate grasp of claims and has an excellent support team’

‘RDJ provide excellent customer service and exceptional legal advice in all areas of insurance law. They are very responsive and are efficient problem-solvers. They provide timely legal advice on complex, high value, multi-party litigation. They have particular expertise in defending claims against professionals and directors and officers. I am aware they also have a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing diversity within the firm. They are a progressive law firm with an impressive reputation and proven track record in insurance law.’

‘Jamie Olden – very pragmatic and great at thinking outside the box to find an innovative solution to complex litigation problems. A very effective negotiator. Jennifer Noctor – Comprehensive and timely legal advice.’

‘A key strength of the team is responsiveness and the quality of the work. Turnaround times and moving through transactions quickly.’

‘Margaret Ring stands out for her level of commitment and attention to detail. She is the ‘go-to’ person, and her expertise is second to none.’

‘RDJ have an excellent team and provides a very high quality of service.’

‘Very commercial team who can respond quickly and understand the client’s needs.’

‘Evin McCarthy is a good communicator with an understanding of the real estate market and is always available to chat through an issue. He is well-liked by his peers and can be both firm and delicate in approach. Simon Lynch is very well connected with the sector, understands the big picture and is a very good people person.’

‘The real estate team led by Evin McCarthy is very strong and impressive. The team is commercial, solution-driven, alert and responsive. They use team members at the correct level according to the task.’

‘Evin McCarthy is a standout lawyer with great technical ability and market awareness.’

‘Commercially minded and dedicates the necessary time, resources and effort to complete projects to the client’s satisfaction. They have great strength in depth at both partner and associate level and are extremely responsive.’

‘RDJ LLP has experienced lawyers with subject matter expertise and practical insight, and good attention to client service.’

‘The team has a technical understanding of cybercrime issues way above. They also have a level of understanding of the approach and requirements of the Data Protection Commissioners office well beyond.’

‘Ricky Kelly is extremely responsive, knowledgeable and excellent at communicating what needs to be done in a really clear way. He is accessible and approachable as a partner but also steps back at an appropriate time to let his associates take over the management of the process, knowing that he is being kept up to speed in the background.’

‘Ricky Kelly & Jennifer Noctor are responsive and happy to explain any aspect of the issues at hand and provide pragmatic and commercially sound advice.’

‘Sarah Slevin is extremely efficient and always provides full and comprehensive feedback.’

‘The individual partners of the team are excellent, have great attention to detail and deliver a very balanced and pragmatic approach to issues and problems while at the same time having a good knowledge of the law and procedures.’

‘The quality of the advice given by the team and the speed of response to the queries is very positive.’

‘The honest approach and the level of information the team provides make a client aware if they do this, then what will be the consequences.’

‘Very quickly got a grasp of the situation which was quite complex. Was able to give me great advice, and when needed took the lead in a large mediation where there was a danger of stalemate.’

‘Very personal. Helpful & understanding of the whole big picture. Gave great advice but also listened to me and took on board the difficulties of some of the decisions that had to be made. When needed, was more than able to defend the position.’

‘RDJs litigation team have provided us with effective and commercial support throughout the year.’

‘Darryl Broderick is a very ‘can do’ partner who is always available with commercial advice generally. Jennifer Noctor is an excellent litigator as are Ricky Kelly and Charlene Walsh. I would say RDJ have become more integrated across their different offices with Galway and Dublin each contributing significantly.’

‘RDJ are our go-to law firm if we have a high-stakes litigation. Their team have an excellent handle on complex legal and technical issues, are skilled negotiators and think very strategically.’

‘Richard Martin is the full package. He has incredible judgement, is a brilliant strategist and is an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘Diarmaid Gavin is very experienced in dealing with the CCPC and can navigate a transaction through all the requirements. A client needs a skilled pair of hands in engaging with the CCPC and Diarmaid delivers that. I have used Diarmaid for all our merger notifications and they have all been very well managed and I have been very satisfied.’

‘Diarmaid Gavin: His experience and knowledge of my sector and previous dealings with the CCPC is very valuable to me and I trust his guidance on how to approach matters.’

‘RDJ are well regarded in working with universities and state agencies. They have built up a reputation for state aid within the technology/knowledge transfer system.’

‘Used to dealing with universities and state agencies so have a good perspective on the landscape we are operating in. Have also worked with more than one university, so are able to give a balanced view.’

‘The team delivers professional legal service at an affordable cost and a combination of a professional approach with a degree of friendliness guaranteed to put clients at ease.’

‘Sarah Slevin always provides good advice at an unexpected time of need. Her advice is always efficient and competent and explained in a very concise and clear way. She handles everything with professionalism and care.’

‘The team demonstrates a highly responsive and thoughtful approach, focussed on a well-considered assessment of the client’s true needs.’

‘Finola McCarthy and the team are all exceptionally able practitioners and very personable individuals who are approachable and very pleasant to work with, most of all when the pressure is on.’

‘This is a superb tax team. Every single member is excellent and I trust their advice implicitly. I would not look past this team for my tax requirements.’

‘Mark Barrett, John Cuddigan, Eoin Tobin and Mark Ludlow. All of the team members are exceptional. They are incredibly responsive with excellent attention to detail. They form a key part of my team.’

‘Excellent tax team with individuals that collaborate and work well together to provide a hugely professional service across all tax issues with experts in each area. Huge knowledge base within the tax team that is kept up to date.’

‘Professional and courteous while providing a timely service and very clear and practical advice that is presented in simple terms. Mark Barrett would be typical example of a partner within RDJ tax that would do this.’

‘John Cuddigan – responsive, commercial, professional, trusting and personable.’