McCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald became a limited liability partnership (LLP) on November 1 2021. The firm is one of the leading Irish law firms for IP disputes and transactions. 

Fiona O'Beirne heads the firm’s contentious IP practice, in which clients will find lawyers such as Shane O’Brien and Rosaleen Byrne. Paul Lavery is responsible for the IP transactional practice and is supported by Adam Finlay and Doug McMahon. All the partners in the practice can advise on soft IP matters, but O'Beirne and O’Brien are the key lawyers for patent disputes.

Case studies show both contentious and non-contentious copyright and related rights work, including advising on digital copyright issues and collective rights management.

Patent disputes case studies show the firm represented companies such as Pfizer/Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences. Mark Ellis and Amy Brick are the junior practitioners to watch. 2023 Rising Star Eoin Martyn left the firm in 2024.

The firm advised Maynooth University, Dublin Airport Authority and Navi Group on transactions involving IP rights.