Dr Thomas B Courtney, Solicitor (non-practising) and author of The Law of Companies, (4th ed; 2016) is a writer, speaker, trainer and thought leader in Irish company law and corporate governance. He founded Courtney Governance in 2024 to deliver training to directors, solicitors and accountants.
Tom is Special Advisor to the EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law, Michael McGrath on the 28th regime and EU Inc proposal. As Chairperson of the Company Law Review Group, from its establishment in 2000 to 2018, Tom is recognised as being the architect of the pioneering Companies Act 2014 which made the private LTD front and centre of Irish company law.
Tom was a member of the EU Commission’s Advisory Group on Company Law and Corporate Governance, established by Commission Decision (2005/380/EC) and of the McDowell Group on Company Compliance & Enforcement.