JP Gilmartin
Partner in Charge, Galway Office
JP is Partner-in-Charge of RDJ's Galway office, practising as part of the Corporate and Commercial team. He represents a broad range of clients, both indigenous and multinational. JP’s core areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, re-organisations, corporate and commercial, intellectual property and corporate finance.
JP's clients include private equity and venture capital investors, public bodies and market leading indigenous and multinational companies. He has particular expertise in the Medtech sector representing numerous clients in the Galway Medtech cluster.
JP is past President of the Galway Chamber of Commerce.
Education
University of Galway (B Comm) (LLB)
Professional
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (non-practising).
Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.
Qualified Data Protection Practitioner (PDP - Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection).
Accolades
JP has been recognised by The Legal 500 for his work in Commercial, Corporate and M&A Law.
JP Gilmartin has an excellent knowledge IP licensing, large debt and equity fundraising, employee stock ownership plans and corporate structure. He seems to have an encyclopaedic knowledge without the need for reference– The Legal 500
JP Gilmartin is an excellent lawyer who provides practical, innovative and efficient advice covering a wide range of complex corporate and commercial areas. He is very responsive and delivers an efficient, excellent service– The Legal 500
an excellent corporate lawyer with extensive experience. He is very practical, excellent technically, responsive, business minded, and solution focused– The Legal 500 (2022)
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