Ms Fiona Barry > William Fry LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

William Fry LLP has a highly developed healthcare and life sciences practice that continues to earn accolades for product liability, patent litigation, M&A transactions and regulatory matters in the life sciences space. In healthcare, it remains active in clinical, professional and product liability cases, including clinical negligence claims linked to the CervicalCheck screening programme. Laura Scott leads the life sciences team and has an outstanding record in patent disputes. Margaret Muldowney and Fiona Barry are noted for clinical negligence cases, including claims arising from the CervicalCheck programme. Mary Cooney is a key figure for product liability cases and Charleen O’Keeffe and Colette Brady are also rated for patent disputes.

William Fry LLP provides day-to-day assistance to a diverse client base of daily newspapers, domestic TV channels and media companies with both contentious and non-contentious matters. The team primarily represents clients in disputes before the High Court, in addition to advising on acquisition and copyright issues. Fiona Barry and Paul Convery co-head the team; Barry has vast expertise in defamation matters at both the pre and post-publication stage for the print and TV sectors, and Convery focuses on disputes concerning telecoms and media.