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Colin Monaghan

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+353 1 614 2149

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Colin is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team. Colin specialises in commercial litigation and corporate disputes, with a particular emphasis on financial institutions litigation, financial regulatory disputes, competition litigation, technology disputes, commercial property disputes, mergers and acquisitions litigation, shareholder disputes, and negligence claims.

Colin advises a wide variety of clients including financial institutions, statutory and Government entities, private and public companies, and individuals, in relation to all aspects of the litigation process and in respect of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, including arbitration and mediation. Colin has extensive experience in dealing with multi-party disputes before the Commercial List of the High Court.

Specialities

Commercial litigation
Financial institutions litigation
Financial regulatory disputes
Technology disputes
Commercial property disputes
Competition litigation

Recognition

Colin was selected as the International Client Choice Awards winner for Litigation in Ireland for 2015. Established in 2005, Client Choice recognises those lawyers around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. Nominations can only be made by corporate counsel.

Representative Matters

Acting for Facebook in on-going legal proceedings commenced by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner in the High Court seeking a preliminary reference ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union on the validity of certain EU Commission decisions which permit data transfers from the EU to the United States pursuant to standard contractual clauses and appearing before the Court of Justice in respect of this preliminary reference.

Advising on court applications in respect of the restructuring of the banking and credit union sectors in Ireland following the financial crisis.

Acting for a financial institution in defending multiple linked proceedings involving claims in excess of €150 million arising out of the appointment of a receiver to certain companies.