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ByrneWallace LLP Offices

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

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Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner, Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Career

Jon is Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution at ByrneWallace LLP. His specialist areas are financial services, corporate and intellectual property litigation and he is rated in the legal directories for his work in these areas.

His work focuses on the early economic analysis of cases, rational behaviour in dispute situations, and strategies designed to achieve business gains where conflicts arise.  He is well versed in all types of Court actions including Mareva Injunctions, Anton Piller Orders and other pre-emptive remedies.  He has a very high success rate in getting disputes resolved quickly and effectively.

His chosen areas of specialisation are company and corporate disputes, regulatory disputes, project based litigation in the construction and logistics sectors, and intellectual property/information technology matters. His work has included representing clients in business critical injunctions to protect or freeze assets and he has worked in leading law firms in England and Australasia including Slaughter and May in the United Kingdom and Chapman Tripp in New Zealand, before joining ByrneWallace LLP in 2010.

Memberships

  • Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • Law Society of Ireland
  • Law Society of England & Wales
  • Law Society of New Zealand
  • Member of the Anti-Counterfeiting Group
  • Member of the Society of Computers and the Law

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)(Honours)(Political Science), University of King’s College, Halifax, Canada, 1990
  • Master of Science (Msc)(Econ)(British Politics), London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Edinburgh, 1994
  • Common Professional Exam (CPE) , College of Law, Store Street, London, 1995
  • Legal Practice Course (LPC) , College of Law, Store Street, London, 1996
  • Admitted as a Solicitor, Law Society of England & Wales, 1998
  • Admitted as a Barrister, New Zealand Law Society, 1999
  • Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland in 2010

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Insurance

ByrneWallace LLP handles a mix of transactional, advisory, regulatory and disputes matters in the insurance field. It acts for insurers, commercial clients and public sector bodies. It also continues to advise the Environmental Protection Agency in connection with environmental impairment liability insurance policies. Jon Legorburu heads the litigation and dispute resolution group and leads the insurance team. Mona Costelloe and Louise Holmes provide additional insurance expertise.

Ireland > Dispute resolution

ByrneWallace LLP has continued to grow its presence in cyber-crime and data breaches, along with white-collar crime and investigations. It is a leading player in contentious public sector matters, acting for state and public agencies in the health, educational, property and tourism sectors. It also remains active in representing private sector clients before the Commercial Court. Jon Legorburu is head of the litigation and dispute resolution team, and is rated for public sector cases, regulatory investigations and white-collar crime. Mona Costelloe has broad expertise across the disputes arena, including regulatory enforcement. Seán O’Donnell is noted for contentious regulatory matters, and data protection and cyber-crime cases. Mark O’Shaughnessy and Valerie Hourigan are also key partners.

Ireland > White-collar crime

(Leading individuals)

Jon Legorburu – ByrneWallace LLP

The white-collar crime team at ByrneWallace LLP is extremely proficient in assuming the roles of both prosecutor and defence in high-profile criminal investigations, with specific expertise in cybercrime and fraud cases. Jon Legorburu has extensive experience of handling investigations and litigation matters for clients from the financial services, healthcare, and insurance sectors and jointly heads the team with Seán O’Donnell, who specialises in contentious regulatory matters. Mark O’Shaughnessy is a key name for regulatory investigations and disputes and acts for domestic and international companies, and Eimear Redmond often advises public bodies on statutory interpretation and EU law obligations. Robert McDermott and Ben Grogan are also noted.

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