About Máire

Máire is a partner in our corporate & commercial team, head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at Beauchamps and also leads on environmental social and governance (ESG) matters both in the firm and with clients.

Máire has extensive experience in all areas of corporate law with recognised experience in venture capital and private equity investments, acting for investors as well as investee companies. She has advised Irish and international clients on a broad range of corporate transactions –asset sales, share sales and mergers as well as multi-jurisdictional corporate restructurings and commercial agreements. She also advises on the establishment of partnerships and partnership law.

Maire Cunningham. She’s a wonderful person and a talented attorney. Utmost professionalism and takes a deep interest in her clients.
Legal 500 2023
Máire is very knowledgeable and provides solutions-led advice and her commitment to transactions is impressive.
Chambers and Partners 2023
Máire Cunningham is excellent. Very knowledgeable and has a real can-do attitude. Solutions are found to deal with road blocks.
Legal 500 2022
Máire Cunningham is exceptional. Truly gets the big picture of a deal and works to ensure a timely, relevant outcome.
Legal 500 2022
Máire is completely focused on the legal aspects but also mindful of the commercial sensitivities.
Chambers & Global 2022
Máire Cunningham has stood out around our more general corporate legal matters.
Legal 500 2021
Máire brings a passion and skill to her trade.
Legal 500 2021
Very responsive and engaged. Has an understanding of our business, which isn’t often the case with competitors, and knows how to respond to meet our expectations, in a practical, commercially minded manner.
Legal 500 2021
She is just brilliant,
Chambers & Partners 2021
Commercial and responsive.
Chambers & Partners 2021
Máire Cunningham stands out as a partner.
Legal 500 2021
Máire Cunningham represented our company in a very skilful, devoted and professional manner. She controlled all the different aspects of the transaction, knew all the small details, and brought the transaction to a successful closing.
Legal 500 2020
She is creative, and good at looking at the bigger picture and trying to get to a solution.
Chambers & Partners 2020
Very shrewd operator.
Chambers & Partners 2019
Very knowledgeable
Chambers & Partners 2018
Practical, approachable and good at arguing her client's point of view
Chambers & Partners 2017
Very commercial - she just gets on with the deal.
Chambers & Partners 2016
A great negotiator. We have the utmost confidence when she's advising us. I can treat her word as gospel. This kind of trust is a very rare thing.
Chambers & Partners 2014