Matheson is delighted to announce that three Matheson partners have been recognised at the Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2020. Sharon Daly has been awarded 'Best in Litigation', Ruth Hunter awarded 'Best in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications' and Catherine O'Meara awarded 'Best in Transfer Pricing'.
The Women in Business Law Awards Europe, recognise the firm's advancing diversity in the profession and the lawyers providing exemplary services and driving success for their practices. The mix of international firms and national practices provide an insight into the most advanced teams working in the legal profession today.
Best in Litigation - Sharon Daly
Sharon Daly is Head of Matheson's London Office and is a
partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Department. Sharon is widely acknowledged as one of the leading
corporate litigators in Ireland with over 25 years' experience
in all aspects of commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
Best in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications - Ruth Hunter
Ruth Hunter is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets
Department. She focuses on the area of film and television
production including the negotiation and drafting of financing
agreements, distribution agreements, equity and tax based financing
arrangements, writers agreements, actors, directors, designers and
composers agreements.
Best in Transfer Pricing - Catherine O'Meara
Catherine has significant experience advising multinational
corporations doing business in Ireland on Irish corporate tax.
Catherine has a particular interest in transfer pricing, competent
authority matters and business restructurings and also has
extensive experience in structuring inward investment projects,
mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganisations.
Matheson has continued to invest in its people strategy and D&I programme which is based on six key pillars of: Generational; Gender; Family and Working Parents; Disability; LGBTQ+; Multiculturalism and Social Mobility. The firm has successfully established a range of initiatives under each of the pillars and these awards further highlight the strength and depth of expertise across Matheson's many practice areas.
Commenting on the awards, Michael Jackson, Managing Partner at
Matheson stated;
"All at Matheson warmly congratulate Sharon, Ruth and
Catherine and are delighted that their professionalism and
leadership has been recognised through these awards. Each of them
is an ambassador for Matheson's ongoing commitment to diversity
and inclusion. We believe that those firms which continue to
encourage and promote a diverse and inclusive workplace, combined
with mindful business practices, are firms which will continue to
attract, engage and develop the best legal and business talent and
be best positioned to service the needs of sophisticated indigenous
and international clients."