Gerry Carroll
Gerry is a litigation specialist and has handled some of the largest and most complex cases to come before the Irish courts. He also has extensive experience of international litigation practice involving European and US courts. Although acting in commercial disputes for clients across a broad range of activity, Gerry has considerable experience of insurance, product liability, intellectual property, professional disciplinary inquiries and aviation matters. He advises the firm’s automotive clients and is experienced in all aspects of the EU Block Exemption Regulations which affect that sector.
In the area of intellectual property he has acted in an advisory capacity and in the conduct of litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants. Gerry has been involved in infringement and revocation patent actions concerning pharmaceutical and veterinary drugs, proceedings alleging infringement of a patent for additives to mud used for drilling for oil and gas and coronary heart stents.
Gerry qualified as a solicitor in 1984 having obtained a Bachelor of Civil Law degree at University College Dublin. He became partner in 1989 and was head of the firm’s litigation department from 1995 to 2002. Gerry was Managing Partner of the firm from 2003 to 2009.
Gerry is a member of the IBA, DRI Europe, the Lawyers’ Pilots’ Bar Association and AOPA. He is also a qualified pilot with a particular interest in aviation law.
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Recommendations
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution, Chambers Europe – Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business (2011)
Gerry Carroll is "well known for regulatory work and also has niche expertise in the area of aviation litigation".
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property, Chambers Europe – Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business (2011)
"Clients appreciate his practical and commercially minded approach".
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 (2011)
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property, The Legal 500 (2011)
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution, Chambers Europe – Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business (2010)
Gerry Carroll is recommended as a litigation specialist with experience before both domestic and international courts.
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property, Chambers Europe – Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business (2010)
Gerry Carroll is recommended as a commercial litigator with substantial IP experience.
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 (2010)
Recommended as "very user friendly" and "always keeps an eye on the big picture".
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property, The Legal 500 (2010)
Gerry is particularly highlighted for his "excellent client relationship skills".
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Dispute Resolution, Chambers Europe – Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009)
Gerry Carroll is recognised as being central to the team’s flourishing IP and IT practice. An “intelligent and very efficient practitioner,” he also takes on wider commercial work, including insurance and aviation law matters.
Recommended as a leading lawyer in Intellectual Property, The Legal 500 (2009)
WhitneyMoore displays ‘excellent industry knowledge’, ‘uses its experience very effectively’ and ‘impresses with the speed of its response times’. Aoife Murphy and Gerry Carroll are the names to note in this ‘sensible’ team and clients are drawn from the pharma, retail and energy sectors.
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