Audrey Byrne

Partner at McCann Fitzgerald (Ireland)

Speaker

Audrey has over twenty years’ experience in complex commercial disputes and investigations. She frequently advises clients on cross border issues and has a particular interest in international litigation and enforcement, with significant experience in co-ordinating fraud and asset tracing litigation. She frequently advises clients in respect of international sanctions and white-collar crime as well as a variety of clients in domestic and international investigations. As a result, she has extensive experience in dealing with regulatory bodies such as the Central Bank of Ireland, the Garda Economic Crime Bureau and the Corporate Enforcement Authority.

Audrey has particular expertise in relation to digital media disputes and regarding a variety of contentious issues affecting online platforms, including defamation.

Audrey is experienced in managing large-scale discovery by electronic means in the context of her busy commercial court practice. She has been centrally involved in pioneering the use of technology assisted review (TAR) in the Irish Commercial Court in large scale discoveries.

Audrey is a CEDR accredited Mediator and has participated in many mediations involving a variety of disputes, both as Mediator and advisor.