Rory Fitzgerald

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Maltin PR   General Counsel & Consultant (2018 to date)

 

As General Counsel with this leading London legal public relations firm, I provide day to day legal and commercial advice to internal clients.

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As a Consultant with the firm, I provide PR advice and draft technical legal material for clients on a variety of legal topics. 

 

 

Legal Consultant   UK and Ireland   

Solicitor & Consultant   2018 to date

 

As a Legal Consultant and Solicitor, I hold a number of positions. 

 

As the founding Partner of LawBriefs Ireland, I am establishing Ireland’s first online Irish law firm. in collaboration with  Lawbite, which has developed the necessary apps, systems and software. 

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I am assisting a leading Turkish energy law firm, Kilinc Law & Consulting, to develop its London and EU presence

 

I have worked as an advisor to clients with operations in the US, China, Brazil and the Netherlands. This work involves managing litigation and advising on international commercial and partnership agreements.

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Isle of Wight Council   Isle of Wight, England  (2016 to August 2018)

 

As a solicitor with the Isle of Wight Council, I prosecute criminal cases and conduct civil litigation. Prosecutions typically involve breaches of consumer, health and safety, trading standards, planning or food safety laws. I also manage complex cases involving fraud, counterfeiting and copyright infringement. I also provide in-house advice on a wide range of legal compliance and regulatory issues.

 

As well as running cases in the High Court and Crown Court, my role involves advocacy in the Magistrates’ Court. I am in regular liaison with the police, the CPS, elected representatives, social services and national government departments. 

 

In 2017, I acted in the high-profile UK Supreme Court case, the Isle of Wight Council v Platt.

 

I was awarded the council’s “inspirational employee” award in 2016.

 

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Matheson   Dublin and London (2013 - 2015)

 

As the Communications Manager in this leading law firm, I held a unique Professional Support Lawyer role. Matheson has a strong international focus, with offices in Dublin, New York, London and Silicon Valley. Much of my work was therefore internationally focused.

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I worked closely with the Economist Intelligence Unit in London, on a major report on legal and policy issues relevant to European investment funds domiciles. I drafted articles and analysis of the latest legal developments on a wide range of topics. I dealt with a number of very high profile international legal and policy issues.

 

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Legal Consultant   Ireland  (2009 - 2013)

 

As a legal consultant, I worked primarily on cases involving the fallout from the financial crisis in Ireland, advising both commercial lenders and borrowers. 

 

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GJ Moloney Solicitors   Cork, Ireland (2007 - 2009)

 

As an associate solicitor in this Cork city firm, I handled a significant volume litigation. I advised leading Irish and international banks and insurance companies on a broad range of commercial issues and acted for them in litigation. 

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PJ O’Driscoll Solicitors   Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland (2004 - 2007)

 

Here I managed a large and varied caseload. This involved commercial and property issues, defamation, medical negligence and employment disputes. I also ran a wide variety of criminal defence cases, including the successful appeal of a wrongful murder conviction.

 

 

Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law   University of Melbourne, Australia (2004)

 

As a legal researcher attached to the University of Melbourne, I wrote academic reports on international military and humanitarian law. These related to Australia’s involvement in the Solomon Islands and Iraq. As a result of this work, I was in 2008 offered a position as Legal Officer with the United Nations.

 

 

McCann FitzGerald Solicitors   Dublin & Brussels (2000 - 2003)

 

During my training with this leading Irish law firm, I worked in the firm’s litigation, banking and finance and competition law departments. In the litigation department, I worked with teams specialising in media law and commercial litigation. 

 

I was seconded to the Irish Department of Justice and was closely involved in drafting complex financial services legislation. I worked in the firm’s Brussels office  gaining experience in competition law and telecoms regulation. Upon qualification as a solicitor in 2003, I was offered a permanent position in the firm’s banking department, but chose to travel and pursue opportunities internationally.

 

 

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