Paul McBride > Cleaver Fulton Rankin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Cleaver Fulton Rankin Offices
50 BEDFORD STREET
BELFAST
BT2 7FW
United Kingdom
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Paul McBride
Work Department
Corporate & Commercial
Position
Paul is a Director and Head of the Corporate & Commercial team at Cleaver Fulton Rankin.
Paul is recognised as a leading lawyer in Corporate & Commercial, specialising in corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, with particular experience in the technology sector.
Paul has advised leading local, national and international businesses on mergers & acquisitions, equity finance and intellectual property.
Career
Paul was previously a partner in leading UK and Irish law firms and head of office in a top 100 international practice.
He is ranked Band 2 in Chambers UK and Chambers Europe for Corporate/M&A and is recognised in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame for Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property, and IT & Telecoms.
Memberships
Paul is a member of the Law Society of Northern Ireland and a former member of the Northern Ireland Bar.
Education
Paul has an undergraduate law degree from Queen’s University, Belfast and a Master of Laws from Cambridge University.
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Cleaver Fulton Rankin‘s team acts on the full range of corporate finance, transactional, and commercial work, and is praised by clients for its ‘professional manner.’ Department head Paul McBride
, who joined from Arthur Cox Belfast in 2022, has more than 25 years’ experience in the practice area, and covers a range of sectors including technology, energy, and pharmaceuticals. The group has seen recent growth with the addition of Stuart Sproule from Danske Bank in September 2022, and Jonathan Braden from Minnis & Braden Solicitors in March 2022.
Northern Ireland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
(Hall of Fame)Cleaver Fulton Rankin‘s IP department includes dedicated teams for contentious and non-contentious matters, and is particularly active on behalf of early stage tech companies. Contentious IP specialist Michael King co-leads the department alongside Paul McBride, who joined from Davidson McDonnell Solicitors in 2022, and has expertise in non-contentious matters.
Northern Ireland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
(Hall of Fame)Cleaver Fulton Rankin has key strength in the telecoms sector, and acts for major clients in this area such as BT and Telefonica. Team lead Joe Marley advises clients on all aspects of non-contentious real estate, with experience in investment and infrastructure. Paul McBride is well known for his M&A expertise. Aaron Moore specialises in dispute resolution.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Northern Ireland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Hall of Fame Northern Ireland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Hall of Fame Northern Ireland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and M&A Northern Ireland > Corporate and commercial
- IT and telecoms Northern Ireland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Intellectual property Northern Ireland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property