Special Areas:
KKeavy Ryan is a partner within Corporate and M&A and is also Chair of the firm. She specialises in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, company law, corporate governance, and commercial and contractual arrangements. She advises leading Irish and international, public and private companies, equity funds and financial institutions, with significant operations in Ireland across a broad range of legal, regulatory, commercial and financial affairs.
In addition to her Corporate and M&A practice, Keavy also manages the firm's equity benefits group. Keavy advises on all aspects of share incentives including the treatment of share incentives in M&A transactions and corporate governance, regulatory and shareholder issues arising from the establishment and operation of share plans and executive remuneration programs.
Having served as a general counsel via a secondment, Keavy offers a distinctive perspective that integrates business, legal, and financial considerations. Keavy is also a trusted resource for boards of directors and also counsels corporate clients on a broad range of governance and business-related matters, including directors' fiduciary duties and responsibilities, complex corporate matters and general compliance.
Qualifications:
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
LL.M. European Economic Law, Humboldt University, Berlin
LL.B. Law and German, Trinity College, Dublin
Memberships:
Keavy is a board member of NOW Group, an award-winning social enterprise, supporting individuals who are neuro diverse and/or have a learning difficulty, in jobs with a future.
Keavy is also a member of our German Group and is a fluent German speaker.