Tomás McDonagh
Partner, Galway Office
Tomás is a Partner, practising as part the firm’s Dispute Resolution team, specialising in defence litigation. He has significant experience in all aspects of litigation procedure and practices in all Court jurisdictions.
He specialises in the conduct of litigation on behalf of insurance companies and self-insured companies and advises on employer’s liability, public liability, product liability and road traffic matters.
Tomás practiced in a leading law firm in the south west of Ireland for a number of years, specialising in insurance defence litigation, prior to joining RDJ
Education
University of Galway (Bachelor of Corporate Law Hons)
University of Galway (LLB Hons)
University College Dublin (LLM in Commercial Law Hons)
Professional
Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland.
Practice Areas
The level of engagement provided by the RDJ team is exceptional.– The Legal 500 (2024)
An excellent firm which provides first-class advice.– Chambers Europe (2024)
RDJ is the firm that I always gravitate towards first.– The Legal 500 (2024)
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