Industry Recommendations

"Peers admire John Whelan for his experience and broad-ranging expertise.....John Cahir is another highly regarded member of the team." (Chambers Europe 2012)
"The large, full-service group at this domestic firm covers contentious and commercial trade mark, copyright, patent and design matters. It draws its clients from a broad range of sectors....the team has had a busy year, with a number of impressive client wins." (Chambers Europe 2012)
"A&L Goodbody’s strong and broad team provides an exceptional level of service." (Legal 500 2012)
John Whelan is "an impressive operator and tactical litigator.” (Chambers Europe 2011)
"The highly regarded John Whelan heads the A&L Goodbody team..." (Legal 500 2011)
"John Whelan's expertise in both contentious and non-contentious IT and the related fields of intellectual property and telecoms enables him to give a full service to technology clients." (Chambers Europe 2009)
“Clients praise John Whelan’s ‘plain speaking and timeliness in getting back to you….he explained issues clearly and was able to find new approaches to problems that we had not been able to solve elsewhere’." (Chambers Europe 2008)
"Clients like John Whelan's timely, clear and strategic advice, his ability to speak in plain language and his diligent and friendly approach….he puts time into understanding what you do and has a good team behind him." (Chambers Europe 2008)
"John Whelan provides prompt and sound advice on a broad range of work, including contentious and non-contentious IP, telecoms, outsourcing and life science… ‘we trust his insight and can rely on him and his team to make sure things are handled properly’." (Chambers Europe 2007).
"John Whelan is ‘excellent’ and leads a team that also counts Abbott, Merck and Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard as clients. He displays a ‘great deal of knowledge and skill’ and ‘guides clients through negotiations with great talent and tact’." (Legal 500 2009)
"John Whelan is head of the firm’s IP and technology group, and brings significant experience of the sector to the table." (Chambers Europe 2009)
"John Whelan is hands-on, to the point and he really gets all the commercial issues….John Cahir has a growing reputation in IP arena and some fantastic technical skills.” (Chambers Europe 2009)
"The lawyers were particularly praised for their skill at handling cross border disputes….they impressed me as being very strategic in their advice and being extremely aware of co-ordinating our interests in not only this one case, but also in ensuring that they keep our global interests in mind" (Chambers Europe 2008)
"A brilliant team of people with a hands-on, dedicated approach", this IP and Technology group won plaudits for its "efficient and simple approach to what can sometimes be daunting work……the lawyers do good research and are well informed…clients also appreciate the team's commercially focused advice." (Chambers Europe 2008)
"This firm has a broad skill set and houses highly responsive lawyers. As well as supporting a steady stream of work for big-name clients from the firm’s corporate department, this IT team has independently built up a very strong reputation." (Chambers Europe 2009)