Dublin—Dentons has appointed Karyn Harty as Head of Litigation, Ireland. She will join the firm in late September from McCann FitzGerald.
Recognised as one of the standout practitioners in the market, Karyn advises on complex commercial disputes and regulatory and criminal investigations work in the domestic Irish market and internationally, joining Dentons’ highly rated Global Disputes and Investigations team.
Best known for her expertise in asset recovery, white-collar defence, eDiscovery and legal innovation Karyn’s experience encompasses cross-border disputes across multiple sectors most notably media and financial services. She is a member of the Sedona Conference WG6 and chair of the WG6 EU Developments Committee, a committee member of the steering group of the International Fraud Group and co-chairs the International Enforcement of Judgements and Awards.
Dentons’ Dublin office launched in September 2020 – in the middle of a global pandemic. In that highly competitive and complex operating environment, it has taken just under two years to establish itself as the busiest international law firm in Ireland.
Led by a founding partner cohort hired in from the senior ranks of top-ranked Irish law firms, Dentons has succeeded in generating a strong client following from a standing start, completed a high number of impressive blue-chip mandates, taken market share from more established competitors and continues to hire genuine market leaders in their field. Karyn’s hire is a strong endorsement of Dentons’ vision to create Dublin’s premium blue-chip international law firm.
UK, Ireland and Middle East CEO Paul Jarvis comments, ‘Karyn joining us demonstrates just what Dentons is capable of and our ability to quickly disrupt legal markets with our high-quality teams and international capability. She is an outstanding talent and brings a wealth of experience to our leading Disputes and Investigations team and even more clout and dynamism to our profile as the premium international firm in the Irish market.
Ireland Managing Partner Eavan Saunders adds, ‘I am absolutely thrilled to have Karyn join us. We are building an A-list team in Dublin and we think it’s a great endorsement of the Firm’s strategy that someone of Karyn’s calibre wants to be part of our project to reimagine what it means to be a premium law firm in Ireland. Gareth Steen has already done stellar work to build our profile and clients in the contentious space and the addition of Karyn to that team will undoubtedly accelerate the development of our disputes practice.
UK Head of Disputes Louisa Caswell comments: ‘Karyn is such an outstanding lawyer. I’m incredibly pleased she’s joining up with our existing team of talented disputes lawyers, including regulatory and investigations partners Katharine Harle and Chris Brennan, as we cement our position as the go-to firm for complex domestic and cross-border disputes and investigations for Dentons’ growing global corporate client base.’
