Mr Liam Connellan > ByrneWallace LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

ByrneWallace LLP
88 Harcourt Street
Saint Kevin's
DO2 DK18
Ireland

Work Department

Pensions Law

Position

Partner, Head of Pensions Law

Career

Liam Connellan is partner and Head of the ByrneWallace LLP Pensions Team.

He has extensive experience and advises many leading employers, both private and public sector, scheme trustees and individuals. His expertise  ranges from advising on the pensions aspects of corporate M&As and reorganisations, drafting and amending pension scheme documentation, restructuring pension schemes, the application of pensions regulatory and tax legislation, trusteeship and scheme governance, to advising on pensions disputes and pensions litigation.

Memberships

  • Law Society
  • Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • Law Society’s Pensions Committee
  • The Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland (APLI)
  • The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)
  • An associate member of the UK Association of Pension Lawyers (APL)

Education

  • LLB (Law) Degree, University of Wales, 1992 – 1995
  • Qualified as a Barrister, The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, 1999 – 2001
  • Diploma in Employment Law, University College Dublin, 2010 – 2011
  • Qualified as a Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2012

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Pensions and employee benefits

(Leading individuals)

Liam Connellan

ByrneWallace LLP

ByrneWallace LLP‘s practice acts for a broad range of public and private sector employers to assist with issues from the entire spectrum of pension law matters, including drafting and amending pension schemes, pensions regulatory and taxation applications. Practice head Liam Connellan has significant experience in assisting scheme trustees, pensioner associations and individuals with the pension aspects of M&A and corporate transactions, and disputes. Catherine Dowling and Aisling Brennan are key names of note within the team.