Pinsent Masons hires financial services litigation expert Lisa Carty in Dublin

Lisa Carty has over 20 years’ experience advising on a wide range of commercial cases, including contractual disputes, investment disputes, professional negligence and judicial reviews against public bodies. Furthermore, she regularly advises on regulatory matters and has a particular focus on the financial services sector, advising financial institutions and individuals subject to Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) investigations. She is a former Chair of the Litigation Committee of the Law Society of Ireland. Lisa joins from William Fry where she had been a partner since 2011.

Head of Pinsent Masons’ Dublin office, Ann Lalor, said: “Lisa has an outstanding reputation in the market. Her extensive experience will further enhance our strong litigation practice by adding significant financial services litigation capabilities to the services we offer to our client base in Ireland and internationally.” 

Commenting on her appointment, Lisa said: “Ireland is an extremely active market for litigation and regulatory work, particularly for clients in the financial services sector. I am excited to join such an innovative firm as Pinsent Masons with a deep level of financial services expertise, and to be part of its highly regarded international commercial litigation team.” 

Since its launch in 2017, the Pinsent Masons litigation practice in Ireland has grown from strength to strength and acts in many of the leading cases before Ireland’s Commercial Court which deals with cases of high value and complexity.