Sarah Faulkner has been appointed as a partner in the employment team, while Sarah McDermott becomes a partner in the corporate and M&A team.

Ms Faulkner advises on all aspects of employment law, including disciplinary investigations, contract terminations, recruitment, redundancies, settlement agreements, and discrimination complaints.

She represents clients before the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court in disputes such as unfair dismissal, equality, transfer of undertakings, and working time.

She also acts for clients in employment-related civil court proceedings and advises on the employment aspects of commercial transactions and outsourcings, particularly TUPE compliance. She is a CEDR-accredited mediator.

Ms McDermott advises Irish and multinational public and private companies on all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

She advises on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, corporate reorganisations, corporate governance, and commercial contracts across a range of industries and sectors.

She also advises international and domestic publicly listed clients on strategic transactions such as public takeovers, capital raises, corporate restructuring, and governance matters.

The new of counsel are Ciara Anderson in technology and innovation; Lisa Boyle and Niamh O’Toole in corporate and M&A; Kim O’Dowd in financial regulation; Elaine Caulfield in real estate; and Zac Van Horn in litigation, dispute resolution and investigations.

Managing partner Geoff Moore said: “These appointments demonstrate the depth of expertise within our firm and our focus on supporting clients with the highest standards of legal advice, particularly in areas of key strategic importance.

“Each of these individuals brings outstanding experience and insight, and I am proud to see them take on these new roles as the firm continues to grow.”