Margaret Muldowney
Consultant
Margaret Muldowney is a Consultant in our Commercial Litigation and Healthcare & Life Sciences teams at William Fry.
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Margaret is a very respected commercial litigator, with over 30 years’ experience. She has advised corporate, professional and multinational clients in defending claims litigated against them, and has acted for clients at Tribunals of Inquiry and before public inquiries.
Margaret has recently advised defendants in multiparty litigation following on from the withdrawal of medical devices and is currently lead adviser to a client defending multiparty healthcare litigation.
Ranking & Recommendations
2025 Legal 500 EMEA
"Margaret Muldowney - fearless and tough, with considerable intelligence and deep insight. A steel hand in a velvet glove." "Margaret Muldowney, Mary Cooney and Barry Murphy collaborate very well together, which collaboration translates into an excellent service for clients. A standout feature is their ability to promptly devise a strategy by which they can achieve their client's needs."

2025 Chambers Europe
"Margaret Muldowney is a very experienced litigator with razor-sharp client focus." "She is very experienced and adept at identifying what does and doesn't matter. She is extremely polite and engaging in all of her communication, but unyielding when she needs to be." "She has a profound understanding of forensic issues and the law."

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