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Grainne Garvão

Legal Director
About
Grainne is a dual qualified lawyer with a broad corporate skill set. Grainne has over 15 years’ experience advising on both transactional work (corporate reorganisations, entity rationalisation, mergers and acquisitions) and technical company law advisory work in both Ireland and England. Grainne has advised many domestic and international clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including devising and implementation of complex corporate structures, M&A transactions, corporate governance, and compliance with all technical aspects of the Irish Companies Act 2014. Grainne’s experience of company law advisory and transactional matters, paired with her technical expertise, allows her to identify company law issues early in a transaction allowing for pragmatic solutions to be provided.
Bar admissions / Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Courts of Justice of the Republic of Ireland
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies (Honours) University College Dublin

Prior Experience

  • Legal Director, DLA Piper (Ireland) (August 2025 to date)
  • Director, EY Law Ireland (2021 to July 2025)
  • Senior Associate, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP (2017 to 2021)
  • Inhouse Counsel (secondee), Trinity College Dublin (2019)
  • Associate, Adelphi Commercial Law LLP (London) (2011 to 2015)
  • Associate / Trainee, Crowley Millar Solicitors (2007 to 2010)