The legal directory IFLR1000 has named 25 Irish lawyers in its annual list of women leaders from across the world.

McCann FitzGerald has six lawyers on the list, while A&L Goodbody and Matheson each have five.

Those honoured also include three lawyers from Arthur Cox, two from Maples Group, and one each from Dentons, Simmons & Simmons, Walkers, and William Fry.

IFLR1000 ranks law firms and lawyers based on their work on financial and corporate deals.

‘Exclusive group’

It describes those placed on the list as “an exclusive group of lawyers with outstanding reputations within their markets, who either have expertise and experience of working on complex deals, or who have risen to hold leadership roles with their firms or their practices”.

The directory’s teams in Hong Kong, London, New York, and Sofia compile the list after analysing research submissions, conducting interviews with law-firm partners, and surveying “thousands” of clients.

This year’s Irish leaders are:

A&L Goodbody:

• Sheena Doggett (corporate and M&A),
• Marie O’Brien (aviation and transport finance),
• Laura Mulleady (insurance and reinsurance),
• Sinéad Lynch (insurance and reinsurance), and
• Marsha Coghlan (restructuring and insolvency).

Arthur Cox:

• Maura McLaughlin (capital markets),
• Orla O’Connor (banking and financial services), and
• Tara O’Reilly (investment funds).

Dentons:

• Eavan Saunders (private equity and M&A).

Maples Group:

• Elizabeth Bradley (banking and financial services), and
• Sarah Francis (banking and financial services).

Matheson:

• Tara Doyle (asset management and investment funds),
• Rhona Henry (construction and engineering),
• Yvonne McWeeney (asset finance),
• Julie Murphy-O'Connor (restructuring and insolvency), and
• Michelle Ridge (investment funds).

McCann FitzGerald:

• Catherine Deane (aviation),
• Judith Lawless (capital markets),
• Gill Lohan (capital markets),
• Hilary Marren (aviation),
• Georgina O’Riordan (asset finance), and
• Lisa Smyth (restructuring and insolvency).

Simmons & Simmons:

• Rachel Stanton (banking and financial services).

Walkers:

• Noeleen Ruddy (capital markets).

William Fry:

• Myra Garrett (capital markets).