The LEAP Irish Law Awards are delighted to announce the 2026 Finalists. After hours of consideration and discussions, our Judging Panel are proud to announce the Finalists in each category.
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Graham Kenny Solicitors
Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Parker Law Solicitors
Fexco
Hugh J. Ward & Co. Solicitors
Nicola Nevin, Nicola Nevin & Co. Solicitors
Shannon & O’Connor Solicitors LLP
Sweeney McGann LLP
The Law Society of Ireland
Connacht/Ulster
Campbell & Haughey Solicitors Ltd
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
Lacey Solicitors
McGinley Solicitors LLP
Leinster
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Connellan & Noone Solicitors LLP
Conor Bergin Solicitor
Hammerstones Solicitors LLP
Munster
Fiona Ormond, M.M. Halley & Son Solicitors
Green & Associates
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Katherina White Solicitors
Sweeney McGann LLP
Tracie Nolan Solicitors
Dublin
Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Commercial and Constitutional Section
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Garda Litigation Section
Coleman Legal LLP
Coyne Solicitors
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
Lavelle Partners LLP
OSM Partners LLP
PBN Litigation
Shannon & O’Connor Solicitors LLP
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Alastair Purdy LLP
Branigan Cosgrove Finnegan LLP
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Commercial Law Section
Coyne Solicitors
Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP
Hugh J. Ward & Co. Solicitors
Jamieson Law Ltd
Lavelle Partners LLP
MHP Sellors LLP
Shannon & O’Connor Solicitors LLP
Signal Legal Foundry
Sweeney McGann LLP
Connolly Finan Fleming Solicitors
Fahy Bambury Solicitors LLP
Fergal Boyle, Eleanor Kelly and Company Solicitors
George Lynch & Son Solicitors
John M. Quinn & Co
Matthew Byrne, Hammerstones Solicitors LLP
Michael Hennessy Solicitors
Michael J. Staines and Co. Solicitors
Niall Fox Solicitors
Owen Beattie, Owen Beattie Solicitors Ltd
Pádraig Langsch, Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors LLP
Coyne Solicitors
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Green & Associates
Imtiaz Khan, IMK Law Solicitors
Irish League of Credit Unions Legal Team
Jacob Law LLP
Michael J. Staines and Co. Solicitors
Simpson Jones
Voluntary Assistance Scheme
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Connacht/Ulster
Alastair Purdy LLP
Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
Sinead Geraghty, Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
Munster
Aoife McCarthy, Douglas Law Solicitors LLP
Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP
Fiona Ormond, M.M. Halley & Son Solicitors
Parker Law Solicitors
Sweeney McGann LLP
Leinster inc. Dublin
AIB Employment Law Team
Anne O’Connell Solicitors
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Employment Law Section
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Crushell & Co
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
Ibec Employment Law Services Team
Lavelle Partners LLP
O’Connor LLP
Wendy Doyle Solicitors
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Connacht/Ulster
Call Pal Ltd
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Lacey Solicitors
Leinster
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Denis Shelly Legal Costs Accountants Limited
Simpson Jones
Munster
Green & Associates
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Jacob Law LLP
Jacquelyn Dunne, Dunne Solicitors
Katherina White Solicitors
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Laura Croke, Croke Medical Law
Patrick Horan, Patrick Horan Solicitors
Dublin
Anne O’Connell Solicitors
Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Immigration and Asylum Section
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Public Procurement Law Section
Coyne Solicitors
Curry & Hickey Solicitors LLP
Heron
Keyhouse – Dye & Durham
OSM Partners LLP
Pearts Town Agents Ltd
The Law Society of Ireland
Voluntary Assistance Scheme
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Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Finders International
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Jacob Law LLP
Jamieson Law Ltd
Keith Walsh Solicitors LLP
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Laura Croke, Croke Medical Law
McGinley Solicitors LLP
My Conveyance Solicitors
Wendy Doyle Solicitors
James Northridge, UrAbility
John Delaney, Rimkus
John E V Kenny FCA, Providence Forensic Accounting Experts Ltd.
Niallo Carroll Forensic Engineer
Siobhan McSweeney, MCS Case Management
Leinster
Averil Field, Field Solicitors
Breda Cullivan & Co Solicitors
Clarke Jeffers LLP
Eleanor Kelly, Eleanor Kelly and Company Solicitors
Paul Brady & Co. Solicitors LLP
S. Tierney Law Firm
Munster
Cahir and Co. Solicitors
Fiona Ormond, M.M. Halley & Son Solicitors
Katherina White Solicitors
Maria O’ Donovan, Maria O’ Donovan & Co.
Norman Walsh Solicitors
Pádraig Langsch, Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors LLP
Parker Law Solicitors
Sweeney McGann LLP
Teresa O’Sullivan, Douglas Law LLP
Tracie Nolan Solicitors
Dublin
Carol McGuinness Solicitors
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
Hibernian Law Solicitors
Imran Khurshid, Khurshid & Co. Solicitors
Keith Walsh Solicitors LLP
Niamh Walsh, Gore & Grimes Solicitors LLP
AIB Legal
Ernst & Young General Counsel Office
Fexco
Irish League of Credit Unions Legal Team
Child Law in Ireland, by Lydia Bracken
Human Dignity and Biotechnological Patent Law, by Dr Marianne Walsh Fryer
International Succession: A Guide to Administration of a Cross-Border Estate, by JM Donnelly
Irish Legal Capacity and Assisted Decision-Making, by Aine Hynes
Law and Technology, by Dr David Cowan FRSA
Tax Credits for Cultural Production in Europe: the Irish Example by Dr Maria O’Brien, University of Galway
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Coyne Solicitors
Dunne Solicitors
Fexco
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Hugh J. Ward & Co. Solicitors
Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Jacob Law LLP
Michael J. Staines and Co. Solicitors
O’Donoghue and Assocaites
OSM Partners LLP
Pearts Town Agents Ltd
Simpson Jones
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Connacht/Ulster
Alastair Purdy LLP
Campbelll & Haughey Solicitors Ltd
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
George Lynch & Son Solicitors
Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
McGinley Solicitors LLP
Leinster
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Clarke Jeffers LLP
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Field Solicitors
Hammerstones Solicitors LLP
Paul Brady, Paul Brady & Co. Solicitors LLP
Munster
Dunne Solicitors
Healy O’Connor Solicitors
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Jacob Law LLP
Katherina White Solicitors
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors LLP
MHP Sellors LLP
Parker Law SolicitorsParker Law Solicitors
Sweeney McGann LLP
Dublin
Anne O’Connell Solicitors
Chief State Solicitor’s Office
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
Fahy Bambury Solicitors LLP
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
HOMS Assist
Hugh J. Ward & Co. Solicitors
Lavelle Partners LLP
Michael J. Staines and Co. Solicitors
OSM Partners LLP
PBN Litigation
Shannon & O’Connor Solicitors LLP
DCU School of Law and Government
Faculty of Law Griffith College
School of Law and Criminology Maynooth University
School of Law, University of Limerick
University of Galway School of Law
Alannah Uí Geargáin
King’s Inn, Dublin
Colman Monaghan
University of Galway
Ebere Edeh
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology
Eden Raper
Technological University of the Shannon
Eoghan Veerasingam
University of Galway
Katie Bealin
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology
Leah Molloy
TU Dublin
Miriam Collins
University of Galway
Olivia McNally
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology
Rachel Murphy
Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI)
Rebecca O Riordan
University College Cork
Róisín Cunningham
University of Galway
Scott Carney
Dublin City University
Thomas Cannon
University of Galway
Connor Beaton, Irish Legal News Ltd
Eoin O’Hare, Business Post
Francesca Comyn, The Currency
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Connacht/Ulster
Darragh Mackin, Phoenix Law
Louise Howard, Louise Howard Solicitors
Margaret McGinley, McGinley Solicitors LLP
Natasha McDermott, McDermott Solicitors
Niall Fox, Niall Fox Solicitors
Sinead Geraghty, Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
Leinster
Averil Field, Field Solicitors
Conor Bergin Solicitor
Paul Brady, Paul Brady & Co. Solicitors LLP
S. Tierney Law Firm
Munster
Aoife McCarthy, Douglas Law Solicitors LLP
Dia Silverstein, Dia Silverstein Solicitors
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Jacquelyn Dunne, Dunne Solicitors
Kevin O’Donoghue, O Donoghue And Associates
Kieran Mulcahy, Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Pádraig Langsch, Langsch & Cunnane Solicitors LLP
Patrick Horan, Patrick Horan Solicitors
Ronan Hynes, Sellors LLP
Suzanne Parker, Parker Law Solicitors
Teresa O’Sullivan, Douglas Law LLP
Dublin
Andrea Clarke, Coyne Solicitors
Anne O’Connell, Anne O’Connell Solicitors
Barry Crushell, Crushell & Co
Imran Khurshid, Khurshid & Co. Solicitors
Imtiaz Khan, IMK Law Solicitors
John M. Quinn & Co
Keith Walsh Solicitors LLP
Michael Hennessy Solicitors
Nicola Nevin, Nicola Nevin & Co. Solicitors
Roy O’Neill, Fahy Bambury Solicitors LLP
Aaron Duff, Signal Legal Foundry
Wendy Doyle Solicitors
Alex Casey
UCD Sutherland School of Law
Colman Monaghan
School of Law University of Galway
Deirdre Callanan
School of Law University of Galway
John Lombard
University of Limerick
Karen Sutton
Head of Faculty of Law and Professional Law School Griffith College
Legal Success Toolkit
Patrick Costello
Bar of Ireland
Rory Kelly
School of Law, University of Galway
Suzanne Egan
UCD Sutherland School of Law
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Amy Mugan, Hibernian Law
Julie Ramos dos Passos, Douglas Law Solicitors LLP
Leanne Conlon, Parker Law Solicitors
Mary Hughes, Michael Staines and Co. Solicitors
Mary Rohan, Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Curry & Hickey Solicitors LLP
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Joan Doran, Joan Doran Solicitor
Keith Walsh Solicitors LLP
Mark Felton, Amorys Solicitors
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Connacht / Ulster
Blake & Kenny LLP Solicitors
Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP
Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
McGinley Solicitors LLP
Niall Fox Solicitors
Ruaidhrí Austin, Lacey Solicitors
Leinster
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Connellan & Noone Solicitors LLP
Conor Bergin Solicitor
Hammerstones Solicitors LLP
Munster
Croke Medical Law
Gráinne O’Donovan, Douglas Law Solicitors LLP
Green & Associates
Healthcare Team at MHP Sellors LLP
MM Halley & Son
Dublin
Anderson & Gallagher Solicitors LLP
Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors
Coleman Legal LLP
Coyne Solicitors
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
HOMS Assist
Lavelle Partners LLP
PBN Litigation
Connolly Finan Fleming Solicitors
Dog Law Ireland
Green & Associates
HOMS Assist
Imran Khurshid, Khurshid & Co. Solicitors
Irish Innocence Project, Griffith College
Irish Women Lawyers Association
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
M.M. Halleys and Son Solicitors
Mercy Law Resource Centre
The PILS Pro Bono Register
Voluntary Assistance Scheme
Dublin
Annie Egan, Annie Egan & Company Solicitors
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
Fitzsimons Redmond LLP
Lavelle Partners LLP
Leinster
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Conor Bergin Solicitor
Coonan Cawley LLP Solicitors
Paul Brady & Co. Solicitors LLP
Munster
Douglas Law Solicitors LLP
HOMS Assist
Jacquelyn Dunne, Dunne Solicitors
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Michele Nunan, O Donoghue And Associates
Sweeney McGann LLP
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Connacht/ Ulster
Brian M. Geraghty, Geraghty & Co. Solicitors
Campbelll & Haughey Solicitors Ltd
George Lynch & Son Solicitors
McDermott Solicitors
McGinley Solicitors LLP
William Wilson, Lacey Solicitors
Dublin
Annie Egan, Annie Egan & Company Solicitors
Caitlinn Gilmartin, C.G. Gilmartin & Co. Solicitors
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – State Leases Section
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – State Sales and Purchases Section
Coyne Solicitors
Doyle & Company LLP Solicitors
Hibernian Law Solicitors
Lavelle Partners LLP
Michael Crowley, PF O’Reilly LLP
Miley & Miley LLP
O’Connor LLP
OSM Partners LLP
Leinster
Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors
Clarke Jeffers LLP
Coghlan Kelly Solicitors
Conor Bergin Solicitor
Paul Brady & Co. Solicitors LLP
S. Tierney Law Firm
Munster
Cahir and Co. Solicitors
HOMS Assist
Jacob Law LLP
Kevin O’Donoghue, O Donoghue And Associates
Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors
Norman Walsh Solicitors
Parker Law Solicitors
Ronan Deasy, Ronan Deasy Solicitors
Sweeney McGann LLP
An Post Legal Department
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Criminal Assets Section
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Justice and Crime Section
Chief State Solicitor’s Office – Planning and Environmental Team: Judicial Review Section
EirGrid PLC
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Legal Team
Wicklow County Council
Aserve
Barristers Direct
Call Pal Ltd
Certif
Company Bureau
Denis Shelly Legal Costs Accountants Limited
Dye & Durham Ireland
Finders International
Heron
Law Society of Ireland – Diploma Centre
MCS Case Management Ltd
Pearts Town Agents Ltd
Simpson Jones
The Expert Witness Site
The Law Society of Ireland FourCourts Consultation Rooms
The Legal Quality Standard of Ireland
Connacht/Ulster
Natasha McDermott, McDermott Solicitors
Niall Fox Solicitors
Owen Beattie, Owen Beattie Solicitors Ltd
Leinster
Averil Field, Field Solicitors
Breda Cullivan & Co Solicitors
Conor Bergin Solicitor
Dublin
Aaron Duff, Signal Legal Foundry
Annie Egan, Annie Egan & Company Solicitors
Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors
Carol McGuinness Solicitors
Imran Khurshid, Khurshid & Co. Solicitors
Joan Doran, SJS
Nicola Nevin, Nicola Nevin & Co. Solicitors
Wendy Doyle Solicitors
Munster
Dia Silverstein, Dia Silverstein Solicitors
Ishaq Alam, Ishaq & Co Solicitors
Laura Croke, Croke Medical Law
Majella Walsh Solicitors
Patrick Horan, Patrick Horan Solicitors
Ronan Deasy, Ronan Deasy Solicitors
Tracie Nolan Solicitors
Connacht/Ulster
Ann McGarry, Ann McGarry & Co
Deirdre Gallagher, Boner Gallagher and Co. Solicitors
Louise Howard, Louise Howard Solicitors
Leinster inc. Dublin
Andrea Clarke, Coyne Solicitors
Anne O’Connell, Anne O’Connell Solicitors
Barry Crushell, Crushell & Co
Bernadette Barry & Co Solicitors
Imtiaz Khan, IMK Law Solicitors
Jessica A. Hickey, Hibernian Law
Michael Hennessy Solicitors
Stephanie Tierney, S. Tierney Law Firm
Munster
Dylan Green, Green and Associates
Kevin O’Donoghue, O Donoghue And Associates
Maria O’ Donovan, Maria O’ Donovan & Co.
Norman Walsh Solicitors
Susan Doyle, SMD Solicitors
Suzanne Parker, Parker Law Solicitors
The winner of this category will be chosen by our judging panel.
The winner of this category will be chosen by our judging panel.
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The recipient will be announced on the night.
