In Dublin, the new partners are Marie-Alice Cleary and Patrick Longworth in the litigation group, Edel Corry in the real estate group, and Liane Egan, Ronan Murphy and Mark O’Connor in the finance group.

Corporate lawyers Jerome Kennedy and Rachel O’Neill have been promoted to partner in the firm’s New York office, while Jack Kelly has become the firm’s third partner in London.

Managing partner Stephen Holst said: “These appointments highlight the strength and depth of ambition of our firm, also reflecting our international reach.

“The new partners will immediately bolster our leadership teams and ensure clients continue to benefit from exceptional legal services.

“I look forward to working closely with each of our new partners to deliver exceptional value to our clients.”

Ms Cleary is a general commercial litigator with a particular focus on regulatory investigations, contentious competition matters, corporate and M&A disputes, and mis-selling claims.

Mr Longworth is an expert in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. He has particular expertise in insurance disputes, including coverage and policy wording disputes and professional indemnity claims.

He is also experienced in advising clients in relation to pensions disputes, regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, shareholder disputes, and administrative law matters and related judicial reviews.

Ms Corry maintains a diverse practice across the full spectrum of real estate transactions, including asset acquisition and disposal, commercial leasing and advisory work for the State sector and regulated entities.

She combines deep industry knowledge with a proven track record of delivering for clients on complex, high-value transactions, with particular expertise in the energy infrastructure/renewables sector.

She regularly collaborates across the firm on a variety of transactions, including large scale development financings in multiple sectors (PRS, offices, hotels, retail and healthcare) and on corporate M&A deals.

Ms Egan has considerable experience and knowledge in advising on project finance, PPPs and structured finance for public sector clients and financial institutions.

She has particular experience in advising statutory agencies in the transportation sector and advises on the current legislative and regulatory framework which governs such clients.

Mr Murphy acts for aircraft lessors and other market participants across a range of aviation finance transactions, including those relating to aircraft leasing, aircraft financing and the trading of aircraft assets.

He has advised a number of aircraft lessors in a diverse range of secured and unsecured debt financing transactions and on a variety of aviation related capital markets transactions (including aircraft portfolio securitisations and unsecured note issuances).

In addition, he has acted for the firm’s clients in the establishment of aviation related joint ventures, in servicing arrangements involving aviation assets and in significant M&A transactions in the aviation sector.

Mr O’Connor advises domestic and international sponsors, corporates, financial institutions and private credit funds.

With over six years’ experience in London at both a magic circle firm and a leading US law firm, he has developed extensive expertise across a wide variety of debt products, including leveraged financing, investment grade financing, fund financing, asset backed lending, real estate and development financing and derivatives.

London-based Mr Kelly specialises in public and private M&A and equity capital markets. He also advises public and private companies, together with all other market participants, on corporate governance, securities law requirements and shareholder activism.

He spent several years working at two leading US law firms in London and New York and spent nine months on secondment to the EMEA ECM execution desk of a leading international investment bank.

New York-based Mr Kennedy advises Irish and international corporate and individual clients on cross-border acquisitions, disposals, restructurings and other general corporate matters.

He has particular expertise in private equity, advising private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, sellers and management teams on private equity transactions.

Ms O’Neill, also based in New York, specialises in advising US and international clients on all aspects of cross-border M&A, with a focus on private equity transactions, together with general corporate advisory matters including establishing and expanding operations and investments in Ireland.