What A&L Goodbody does

A&L Goodbody LLP is a leading Irish corporate law firm headquartered in Dublin, operating as a limited liability partnership since its founding in 1901. The firm delivers full-service legal advisory across corporate M&A, finance, employment, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, tax, insurance and reinsurance, EU competition and procurement, projects and infrastructure, data centres, construction, environmental and planning, and other specialized practice areas. It serves large Irish and international corporates, financial institutions (Bank of Ireland, AIB, PTSB, Generali), private equity sponsors (Thoma Bravo, H.I.G. Capital), infrastructure authorities (Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Irish Water), and energy clients (Orsted), from a five-office international network spanning Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, and San Francisco.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform; its product is professional legal services delivered through partner-led teams. Revenue is generated through engagement-based fees structured as fixed fees, hourly rates, or transaction-based arrangements, with no publicly disclosed pricing schedule. Go-to-market is exclusively enterprise field sales through direct senior-partner engagement and referral networks, supported by content marketing (insights publications, ALG5K podcast, AudioLab), event sponsorship, and earned media through legal directory rankings. The firm is the only Irish law firm ranked Tier 1 across all 11 IFLR1000 practice areas (2025) and holds the leading Irish law firm position in Chambers and Partners Europe 2026.

Recent strategic posture emphasizes governance continuity (David Widger re-elected Managing Partner for a second term from May 2026; Keavy Ryan appointed Chair in October 2025), capacity expansion (newly redeveloped headquarters at 25 North Wall Quay opened in 2025, hosting nearly 600 Dublin staff), partner-level lateral hiring into insurance and reinsurance, and growth of the Belfast office, which recorded its busiest year on record in 2024-2025 with over £2bn of M&A transaction value. The firm is also expanding its regulated-compliance advisory surface with EU AI Act, pay transparency, and ESG practices.

Name

A&L Goodbody

Legal name

A&L Goodbody LLP

Website

https://algoodbody.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

A&L Goodbody LLP is a leading Irish corporate law firm (founded 1901) headquartered in Dublin, delivering full-service legal advisory across corporate M&A, finance, infrastructure, insurance, and EU competition to large enterprises, financial institutions, PE sponsors, and government clients from five offices in Ireland, the UK, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: Revenue generated through legal advisory fees for corporate transactions, M&A, finance, regulatory compliance, litigation, real estate, employment, tax, and other legal services. Fees structured on engagement basis including fixed fees, hourly rates, and transaction-based arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

A&L Goodbody LLP is a full-service Irish corporate law firm that delivers legal advisory services across Corporate M&A, Finance, Employment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Tax, Insurance & Reinsurance, EU Competition & Procurement, Projects & Infrastructure, Construction, Environmental & Planning, and other specialised practice areas. The firm engages enterprise clients on a partner-led basis for complex transactions, regulatory matters, and ongoing advisory mandates in Ireland and internationally.

Product overview

A&L Goodbody LLP is a leading Irish corporate law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services. The firm operates as a single integrated legal advisory practice rather than a platform-plus-modules product architecture. Services span Corporate M&A, Finance, Employment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Tax, Insurance & Reinsurance, EU Competition & Procurement, Projects & Infrastructure, Data Centres, Construction & Engineering, Environmental & Planning, and numerous other specialized legal practice areas. The firm serves clients from offices in Dublin, Belfast, London, New York, and San Francisco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate M&A Advisory Legal advisory and execution services for mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and corporate restructurings, serving enterprise clients across Ireland, the UK, the US, and other jurisdictions.
• Finance Legal Services Legal advice on lending, capital markets, structured finance, and financial transactions for banks, borrowers, issuers, and arrangers.
• Projects & Infrastructure Legal Services Legal advisory on PPP, project finance, construction contracts, regulatory approvals, and risk allocation for sponsors, public sector authorities, funders, contractors, and operators across energy, transport, data centre, and social infrastructure projects.
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution Representation and advisory for commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, and contentious matters before Irish, UK, and international forums.
• EU, Competition & Procurement Legal Services Legal advice on EU competition law, merger control, public procurement, State aid, and regulatory matters for corporate and public sector clients.
• Insurance & Reinsurance Legal Services Legal advice on insurance regulation, insurance M&A, reinsurance arrangements, and related advisory work for insurance companies and financial institutions.
• Tax Legal Services Legal advisory on corporate tax matters, transactions, and disputes, recognised through ITR Ireland Tax Firm of the Year awards.
• Employment Law Services Legal advice on employment matters including contracts, incentives, equality, pay transparency, gender pay gap reporting, and workplace disputes.
• Real Estate Legal Services Legal advice on real estate acquisitions, disposals, development, investment, and the new residential rent regime.
• Restructuring & Insolvency Legal Services Legal advice on corporate restructuring, insolvency proceedings, and creditor advisory, recognised in Global Restructuring Review GRR 100.
• Asset Management & Investment Funds Legal Services Legal advisory on the establishment, regulation, and ongoing compliance of investment funds and asset management structures.
• Technology & Commercial Legal Services Legal advisory on commercial contracts, technology arrangements, AI compliance (EU AI Act), data protection, and digital transactions.
• Environmental & Planning Legal Services Legal advice on environmental regulation, planning permissions, and compliance for development and infrastructure projects.
• Construction & Engineering Legal Services Legal advice on construction contracts, engineering procurement, and dispute resolution for major building and infrastructure projects.
• Pensions Legal Services Legal advisory on pension scheme structuring, regulation, and ongoing governance for employers and trustees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Advised on over £2bn of disclosable transactions in Belfast in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: DLA Piper is a major global law firm with strong corporate, technology and cross-border capabilities that competes with ALG for international clients transacting in or from Ireland. Its tech and life-sciences sector focus overlaps with ALG's growing practice in those verticals.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with a strong financial-services and energy/infrastructure practice that competes with ALG on cross-border bank financings, insurance, and energy project work. Both firms advise Irish and international financial institutions on transactional and regulatory matters.
• A&O Shearman: A&O Shearman (the merged Allen & Overy / Shearman & Sterling) is a Magic Circle/global firm with strong cross-border M&A, finance and dispute capabilities that compete with ALG on the largest Irish-international transactions. ALG regularly co-counsels or competes with A&O Shearman on flagship Irish corporate deals.
• Linklaters: Linklaters is a Magic Circle firm with a strong cross-border M&A, finance and capital-markets practice that competes with ALG on major Irish and Irish-inbound transactions. ALG and Linklaters frequently appear together on either side of significant Irish corporate and finance deals.
• Clifford Chance: Clifford Chance is a Magic Circle firm with a leading global finance, M&A and projects practice that competes with ALG on Irish-international bank financings, project finance, and cross-border M&A. The firms regularly compete for mandates from large Irish corporates and financial institutions.

Direct peers

• Matheson: Matheson is a leading Irish corporate law firm with comparable Dublin-headquartered full-service capabilities, especially strong in asset management, financial services, and corporate M&A. It is one of ALG's primary domestic competitors for enterprise and financial-institution mandates in Ireland.
• Arthur Cox: Arthur Cox is one of ALG's closest Irish full-service corporate law rivals, headquartered in Dublin with a similarly broad practice across corporate M&A, finance, projects, dispute resolution and regulatory advisory. The two firms compete head-to-head for marquee Irish transactional mandates and consistently rank as the top two Irish firms in Chambers and Legal 500.
• McCann FitzGerald: McCann FitzGerald is a top-tier Irish full-service law firm competing directly with ALG across corporate, finance, dispute resolution and regulatory practices. The two firms regularly compete for the same Irish enterprise, financial-institution and government mandates and are typically ranked alongside each other in Irish legal directories.
• Maples Group: Maples Group operates a significant Dublin office providing corporate, finance, funds and regulatory legal services, competing with ALG for institutional, fund and cross-border transactional mandates. Its international platform and offshore heritage make it a comparable competitor for global clients choosing Irish legal counsel.
• Walkers: Walkers is an international law firm with a major Irish (Dublin) office and strong corporate, finance and investment-funds practices serving enterprise and financial-services clients. It is a direct competitor to ALG for cross-border corporate, funds and finance mandates originating in or routed through Ireland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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