Walkers shines in Legal 500 EMEA 2025 rankings

Our Dubai practice continues to excel, maintaining its Tier 1 ranking in the Offshore UAE category. Clients described the team as ‘incredibly responsive’ and providing ‘top-quality legal advice from both a legal and practical perspective. They are by far the best offshore practice in the UAE.’
 
For individual recognition, Daniel Wood has earned a place in the prestigious Hall of Fame once again, while Ciaran Bohnacker is recognised as a Leading Partner. Rising talents Luke Petith and Tom Cochrane have been named Next Generation Partners, with Cate Barbour and Johanna Hendry receiving recognition as Leading Associates.
 
Walkers' Dubai office is the only offshore firm in the UAE that has been awarded the "Client Satisfaction" accolade. These are awarded to law firms who achieve exceptionally high scores for client service and client experience in the Legal 500 annual survey of clients worldwide.
 
Our Ireland office received similar accolades from clients, with 11 separate practice group rankings, and is described as having a ‘deep, well-resourced team who can deliver excellent advice and client services at all levels of seniority.’  
 
The individual rankings also showcase exceptional breadth of expertise across the team:

• Noeleen Ruddy and Andrew Traynor are acknowledged as Leading Partners in the Capital Markets: Debt category
  
  
• Further Leading Partner recognition goes to Nicholas Blake-Knox in Investment Funds, and Tax partners Aisling Burke and Jonathan Sheehan
  
  
• Next Generation Partners recognition goes to Killian McSharry (Asset Finance), Paddy Rath (Capital Markets: Debt), Eoin Ryan (Corporate, Commercial and M&A), Niall Esler (Fintech), William Greensmyth (Insolvency and corporate restructuring) and Aongus McCarthy (Investment Funds)
  
  
• Of Counsel, Eimear Burbridge (Tax) also receives worthy recognition, as does Michael Gallagher (Tax) as a Leading Associate

These achievements showcase the outstanding expertise and commitment of our people across our international firm, highlighting the depth of talent and client care that sets us apart.
 
We are grateful to our clients for their ongoing trust and to Legal 500 for this recognition.