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Corporate & commercial

Formally associated with Dublin-based firm William Fry, Tughans is seen as one of the strongest corporate outfits in Northern Ireland. Totalling 20 fee earners, Tughans' size and breadth of practice ensures it is instructed in numerous M&A deals in Northern Ireland. Highlights include the sale by the Mivan Group of its Far East operations, as well as advising Resource on the acquisition of Pall Mall, the UK cleaning and security services division of Carillion, creating the largest support services company based in Ireland. Corporate department head John-George Willis is one of the most experienced corporate finance lawyers in the country.

Dispute Resolution

The firm's disputes practice is split into three specialist teams: defence litigation, commercial litigation and professional regulation. With 18 fee earners, this team is one of the largest and strongest in Northern Ireland, both in breadth and depth. It undertakes a broad range of work, including building contract claims, shareholder disputes, property litigation, judicial review, intellectual property disputes, debt recovery and insolvency. Litigator Michael McCord is consistently cited as one of the firm’s star players.