
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Colm Manning has been an incredible resource to our company both in terms of his professional expertise and exceptional support on an ongoing basis. He has always maintained a friendly and supportive manner, regardless of the request or level of work being delivered.'
‘Their up-to-date knowledge and practical application to our business was key. They were proactive on all issues, and had great collaboration across other teams in their firm to ensure they fully understood our business, and took other industry-specific issues into consideration.’
‘We dealt mainly with Ian Devlin, partner. He was very personable and knowledgeable and explained the complexities of the pension laws and processes clearly to allow us to deliver a good outcome for our company. He was available as required and proactive in responding to queries.’
‘Strong, deep knowledge of the subject.'
‘Ian Devlin - practical, plain speaking with the ability to translate complex matters in to easily understood terms. Very responsive.’
‘A very talented team with many strengths. Whatever the query or problem that we take to the pensions team at William Fry, they have a team member that specialises in that particular issue and the team appear to collaborate very effectively to deliver a solution.’
Key clients
- Becton Dickinson Pension Schemes
- Aviva Ireland Staff Pension Schemes
- Guinness Ireland Group Pension Scheme
- Safefood 360°
- PIPO Europe Limited
- Wetherspoons
- Krispy Kreme
- Tesco
- B&Q
- Nordic Aviation Capital DAC
- Diageo
- Affiliates Management Company
Work highlights
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Practice head
Ian Devlin; Colm Manning
Other key lawyers
Ciara Kelliher; Ciara McLoughlin