Maples Group Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Guide
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is proud to announce that its Dublin, Luxembourg and Dubai offices have been recognised again by The Legal 500 in its EMEA 2025 Guide. Notably, 67 lawyers earned rankings across 19 practice areas with clients praising the firm for being “deeply knowledgeable, experienced and solutions-driven” with the ability to “operate efficiently across several markets”.
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Three Partners are listed in the Hall of Fame, with another 12 included as Leading Partners and a further 10 named in the Next Generation Partners category, including:
Hall of Fame: Peter Stapleton (Managing Partner, Ireland), Manuela Belmontes (Joint Managing Partner, Dubai) and Philip Ireland (Joint Managing Partner, Dubai).
Leading Partners: Johan Terblanche (Managing Partner, Luxembourg), Colm Rafferty (Corporate, Ireland), Adam Donoghue (Investment Funds, Ireland), Eimear O’Dwyer Investment Funds, Ireland), Ian Conlon (Investment Funds, Ireland), Sarah Francis (Finance, Ireland), Alma O’Sullivan (Finance, Ireland), Cal Kennedy (Finance, Ireland), Mary O’Neill (Finance, Ireland), Andrew Quinn (Tax, Ireland), Will Fogarty (Tax, Ireland), and Diarmuid Mawe (Property, Ireland).
Next Generation Partners: Morgan Pierse (Corporate, Ireland), Jordan O’Brien (Corporate, Ireland), Karole Cuddihy (Dispute Resolution, Ireland), Ronan Cremin (Investment Funds, Ireland), Niamh O’Shea (Investment Funds, Ireland), Lynn Cramer (Tax, Ireland), Vanessa Lawlor (Finance, Ireland), Stephen Gardiner (Finance, Ireland), and Lorna Smith (Financial Services Regulatory, Ireland).
The firm’s fast-growing Data, Commercial & Technology practice, led by Claire Morrissey, was added as a ‘Firm to Watch’ in the Data Privacy and Data Protection category.
Commenting on the rankings, Global Managing Partner, Jonathan Green, said: “I am pleased to see that our multi-jurisdictional expertise and strong knowledge of the markets in EMEA have been recognised in the Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2025. To our global clients, I thank you for your ongoing trust and we remain committed to providing you with the highest quality legal advice. To our team members in Dublin, Dubai and Luxembourg, these rankings are a testament to your outstanding work and dedication. Please accept my heartfelt thanks and congratulations”.
For over 30 years, The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world, with a comprehensive research programme revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market. Their research is based on submissions from law firms, interviews with leading private practice lawyers and feedback from over 300,000 clients worldwide.
A selection of testimonials from The Legal 500 EMEA 2025:
- “The team is deeply knowledgeable, experienced and solutions-driven.”
- “Advice is always well-researched and comprehensive, with complex matters being conveyed in a manner that is easy to understand.”
- “Maples has excellent people which provide seamless capabilities across Ireland, UK and Luxembourg.”
- “High standards of expertise, and a business-like, highly responsive approach are stand-out qualities.”
- “The team goes over and above to deliver transactions on time. They combine quick turnaround times with practical and commercial legal advice.”
- “Spends time to understand our business, so advice and implementation is tailored to our needs.”
- “The team is very knowledgeable and has deep expertise in their area of practice. They never say no, they always find a solution to a challenge that may crop up.”
