Awards and Endorsements
Everyone at Matheson strives to achieve the highest possible standards in everything we do, in order to provide the very best service for our clients. In doing so, over the years we have been fortunate to be recognised for our work by our peers and by international organisations.
Our Award Achievements
Ireland Law Firm of the Year for the second year in a row
Women in Business Law Awards, EMEA 2025.
Matheson named as one of the Top Ten Most Innovative Law Firms of the past 20 years
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers report.
Kate McKenna named in Global Competition Review’s “Women in Antitrust 2025”
Global Competition Review
Matheson advised on ten winning deals, including the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock Company to form Smurfit Westrock which was named the Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year 2025.
Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2025,
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative award in recognition of the The Matheson Creativity Hub in Memory of Tim Scanlon.
People in Law Awards 2025
Ireland Law Firm of the Year
Chambers Europe Awards 2024.
Ireland Firm of the Year and (for the second year in a row) Pro Bono Firm of the Year and five individual lawyer awards
Women in Business Law EMEA 2024 Awards
2024 Business to Arts Awards (for Matheson and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)’s The Matheson Creativity Hub in Memory of Tim Scanlon)
CBRE Major Arts Partnership Award
Eleven practice areas and 40 Matheson partners and associates achieve top tier rankings or rising stars, and five partners named as Women Leaders
IFLR1000 Legal Guide’s 34th edition, 2024
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
International Tax Review (ITR) EMEA Tax Awards 2024
Law Firm of the Year – Republic of Ireland
The Lawyer European Awards 2024
Ireland Law Firm of the Year
IFLR Europe 2023 Awards
Winner of 11 Deals of the Year in Aviation Finance; Debt Capital Markets; Equity Capital Markets; Financial Services; Loans & Financing and Mergers and Acquisitions
Finance Dublin 2023
Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year
Women in Business Law Europe Awards 2023 and Chambers Europe Awards 2023
Net Zero Carbon Award for our energy tracking app CarbonCal
Business & Finance ESG Awards 2023
Best Energy Achievement in Financial & Professional Services
Business Energy Achievement Awards 2023
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
International Tax Review (ITR) EMEA Tax Awards 2023
Law Firm of the Year – Republic of Ireland
The Lawyer European Awards 2022
Diversity and Inclusion Law Firm of the Year
Irish Law Awards 2022
Ireland Firm of the Year and Career Development: National Firm of the Year
Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2022
Winner of Ten Deals of the Year in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Loans and Financing, Financial Services and Aviation Finance
Finance Dublin Awards 2022
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
International Tax review 2022
Ireland’s Leading Funds Practice by Assets Under Management (AUM)
Monterey Insights Ireland Fund Report 2021
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
International Tax Review 2021
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
International Tax Review 2021
Winner of Nine Deals of the Year in Aviation Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Financial Services and Mergers and Acquisitions
Finance Dublin Awards 2021
Ireland Law Firm of the Year
Chambers Europe Awards 2021
Ireland’s Leading Funds Practice by Assets Under Management (AUM)
Monterey Insight Ireland Fund Report 2020
Winner of, Thirteen Deals of the Year in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Financial Services, Loans and Financing
Finance Dublin Awards 2020
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
International Tax Review 2020
Ireland Tax Firm of the Year
International Tax Review 2020
ILO Client Choice Award Winner for Asset Recovery
International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2020
Ireland’s Most Innovative Law Firm
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2019
Ranked in the Top 25 Most Innovative Law Firms in Europe
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2019
First Organisation in Ireland to Receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard
Irish Centre for Diversity 2019
First Irish Law Firm to Receive the Investors in Diversity Silver Standard
Irish Centre for Diversity 2019
Winner of, Twelve Deals of the Year in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Financial Services, Loans and Financing
Finance Dublin Awards 2019
Ranked in the Top 20 Most Innovative Law Firms in Europe
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2018
International Firm in the Americas
International Tax Review 2018
Number One Ranked Irish Funds Law Practice acting for 30% of Irish Domiciled Investment Funds by AUM
Monterey Insight Ireland Fund Survey 2018
Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year
International Tax Review 2018
Winner of Eight Deals of the Year, in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Financial Services, Loans and Financing
Finance Dublin Awards 2018
ILO Client Choice Award Winner for Litigation in Ireland
International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2018
Ireland M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2017
Ranked Ireland’s Most Innovative Law Firm
Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards 2017
International Firm in the Americas
International Tax Review 2017
Number One Ranked Irish Funds Law Practice acting for 29% of Irish Domiciled Investment Funds by AUM
Monterey Insight Ireland Fund Survey 2017
Winner of Seven Deals of the Year, in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Loans and Financing, and International Financial Services
Finance Dublin 2017
European Financial Services Tax Deal of the Year
International Tax Review 2017
ILO Client Choice Award Winner for Corporate, Banking, and IT and Internet Law in Ireland
International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2017