The latest round of promotions brings the firm’s total number of partners to more than 50 for the first time.

Ms Whelan, who has been appointed partner in the real estate team, acts for developers, institutional investors, asset managers and lenders on all areas of commercial and residential real estate with a particular focus on development, commercial leasing and renewables.

She also has particular expertise in the legal property elements of renewable energy projects.

She has been a member of the Law Society’s conveyancing committee since 2022 and is chairperson of the Law Society’s landlord and tenant subcommittee.

Following her promotion, Philip Lee’s real estate team now includes eight partners.

Mr Cahill has been appointed as a partner in the projects and construction team and advises clients on all aspects of litigation and commercial disputes, with a particular focus on construction, public procurement and health and safety matters.

He has vast experience of judicial review proceedings challenging high-value public procurement decisions issued by State authorities. He also advises clients on non-contentious construction law and health and safety matters.

He has extensive experience in all standard form construction contracts used in Ireland and has advised public authorities, developers, employers and contractors on major infrastructure projects, residential, healthcare, energy and PPP projects.

He works both from the firm’s Dublin office and its newly-established Cork office.

Ms Mitchell, in the media team, specialises in film and television financing and production.

She advises a wide range of media clients, including production companies, financiers, banks, international film studios, SVOD steaming services and film industry bodies in relation to the financing, development, production and distribution of feature film and television productions. She also advises on the financing and production of documentaries and unscripted programmes.

Her promotion strengthens the firm’s media and entertainment department against the backdrop of continuing strong growth in the audiovisual sector in Ireland.

Ms Gavagan, in the corporate team, specialises in corporate transactions as well as general corporate and commercial advisory work.

She advises a diverse portfolio of domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, with her practice primarily focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and shareholder arrangements.

New of counsel Ms McNamara is in the real estate team and has extensive experience in advising on all real estate matters including commercial leasing, commercial property acquisitions and disposals, development schemes, restructuring issues, secured finance, residential conveyancing and landlord and tenant matters.

She also advises public bodies in respect of a wide range of real estate issues and also regularly provides real estate support to the corporate department in relation to share and asset sales and mergers and acquisitions.

Her clients include public bodies, developers, lending institutions, receivers and private clients.

Commenting on the appointments, Philip Lee managing partner Jonathan Kelly said: “Reaching the milestone of 50 partners is a significant moment for the firm and a testament to the ambition, hard work and collaborative spirit of our people.

“Each of these appointments demonstrates exceptional talent, deep sector expertise and a commitment to delivering market‑leading advice to our clients.

“As we continue to expand our footprint in Dublin, Cork, London, New York and internationally, today’s promotions strengthen our ability to meet growing client demand across our key practice areas and position the firm for its next chapter of growth.”