Thomas Costello

• Financial Services
• Public Law

• Commercial Litigation
• Landlord & Tenant Disputes
• Shareholders Disputes
• Investigations

• Domestic companies
• Accountancy Firms
• Directors and Shareholders
• Well known Irish property developers
• Financial institutions
• Claimants and respondents in commercial arbitrations

Education

• Law Society of Ireland (2017-2019)

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors

• University of Limerick (2014-2015)

Master of Laws – LLM, First Class Honours

• University of Limerick (2010-2014)

Bachelor of Laws – LLB, First Class Honours

Professional Memberships

• Law Society of Ireland
• Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland

• Advising a private company in respect of a high value claim (damages estimated at more than €2 billion) arising from alleged interference and corruption on the part of a government minister.
• Advised a “big four” accounting firm in respect of an audit negligence case with a value of over €100m.
• Advised a large residential property developer regarding the enforcement of security over development lands and a ransom strip.
• Advised a public body in respect of a long running dispute with a well-known property developer regarding the enforcement of loans.
• Advised a private client in a dispute over earn-out consideration worth €30m following the sale of a business.
• Advised a large retailer in respect of a dispute over the lease of a building on O’Connell Street, Dublin.
• Advised a well-known construction materials company in a discrete investigation into manufacturing activities in the UK.
• Advised a well-known commercial property developer in an arbitration concerning the interpretation of an Agreement for Lease.