Two leading Northern Ireland law firms have announced a merger as part of a new practice with all-island ambitions.
Omagh-based Logan & Corry Solicitors has joined with Dungannon’s PA Duffy to create a new 50-strong legal entity under the leadership of Tyrone’s former all-Ireland winning manager Feargal Logan, who will act as chair, and Conal McGarrity, who will serve as managing director.
The merger will see the larger legal practice trade under the PA Duffy & Co name.
Established in 1996, Feargal Logan and Eamonn Corry’s practice operates from offices in Omagh and Coalisland.
Founded in 1960 by the late Paddy Duffy, PA Duffy has grown into a legal operation with bases in Belfast, Dublin and Dungannon, led by Kieran Quinn and Conal McGarrity.
PA Duffy & Co partners Conal (left) and Enda McGarrity (right), represented bereaved families during the Covid-19 pandemic inquiry. PICTURE: LIAM McBURNEY/PA
The new practice will be organised around four partner-led specialist teams.
Kieran Quinn will lead the property and private client team, with Eamonn Corry heading up corporate and commercial.
Enda McGarrity will lead human rights and public inquiries and handle high-profile inquests, while Conal McGarrity will head up litigation and dispute resolution.
“Joining forces made sense,” said Conal McGarrity. “Both firms share the same vision for the future and we felt working together would help us achieve our objectives.”
He said the merger will provide a platform for further expansion as the practice pursues its ambition to become a leading all-Ireland law firm with an even wider reach.
Feargal Logan, who along with Brian Dooher, led Tyrone to all-Ireland glory in 2021.
Commenting on the deal, Feargal Logan said: “I feel humbled by all that has been achieved in Logan and Corry Solicitors over the past 30 years and buoyed by the heritage, longevity, expertise and ambition of PA Duffy & Co Solicitors into the future.
“Coupled with the support, confidence and trust of each other and our respective client bases, I look ahead to a very bright and productive future for all involved.
“Our shared vision is to be one of the leading practices across Ireland, providing high quality and enhanced legal services for commercial and private clients in the decades to come.”
Conal McGarrity said the move offers an opportunity to build something “totally unique and innovative”.
“Whilst remaining rooted regionally, it allows us to bring together collective expertise and to have a legal firm on a scale that can compete and deliver services on a par with other practices throughout Ireland,” he said.
“We are now working within specialised teams and each of the four departments is being led by a leader in their field; someone who is at the very top of their game in their niche area.”