Dr. Bill Holohan
PRESIDENT
Dr. Bill Holohan, Solicitor and Senior Counsel is the Senior Partner of Holohan Lane LLP solicitors, Cork and Dublin in Ireland. His legal and commercial experience is unique among Irish solicitors, a fact recognised by the September 2020 decision of the Irish Government to award him a Patent of Precedence as result of which he became one of the first solicitors in Ireland to become a Senior Counsel Solicitor.
In 2000 he was appointed by then Chief Justice of Ireland Ronan Keane, as a Notary Public for the cities and counties of Cork & Dublin, the first lawyer ever so appointed for separate non-adjacent districts, in Irish legal history. He is an active member of the Education Committee of the Faculty of Notaries Public and lectures on the Institute of Notarial Studies Diploma Programme.
He is also an Irish and European Union Trademark Practitioner and Intellectual Property Attorney.
In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Franchise Association Award for “Franchise Person of the Year”, the only non-franchise industry person ever so honoured.
In 2013 he was awarded the Irish Law Awards Award for: “Mediation, Arbitration & Disputes Resolution Lawyer of the Year 2013”, and in 2021 he was awarded the Irish Law Awards Award for: “Irish Lawyer of the Year, 2021”.
In 2022, he was also awarded the “RÉMY MARTIN CORK BUSINESS AWARDS 2021 – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD”. His firm, Holohan Lane LLP has also won numerous awards over the years including Munster Law Firm of the Year.
Bill is the holder of four honours degrees, the first two law degrees (BCL & LLB) having been awarded by University College Cork in 1980 and 1983. In 2018 he was awarded a Masters in Advanced Legal Practice by Northumbria University in the UK. In 2025 he was awarded a DLaw doctorate degree by Northumbria University in the UK for his research thesis on the topic of mediation: “Irish Solicitors attitude towards and their knowledge of mediation and the Mediation Act 2017”.
Bill is the co-author of a number of books on:
Bankruptcy Law & Practice, (1st & 2nd Editions),
Leasing (Ireland),
International Civil Procedures, (1st – 4th Editions),
Insolvency Law in Ireland, (1st & 2nd Editions),
International Rescue of Companies, (1st & 2nd Editions),
Lawyers’ Professional Negligence & Insurance.
Buying & Selling Insolvent Companies & Businesses in Ireland.
Consolidated Bankruptcy & Personal Insolvency Legislation.
A Guide to Consumer Insolvency Proceedings in Europe.
