Appointments

UK-headquartered law firm Browne Jacobson has opened its first overseas office in Dublin, with Jeanne Kelly, Ciarán Markey, Declan Cushley and Anthony Nagle named as the four founding partners. Ms Kelly and Mr Markey will be permanently based in the Dublin office, which will focus on technolo

Dublin firm Ken Kennedy has announced the appointment of Mark Donnellan as a commercial property solicitor in its property department. Mr Donnellan joins Ken Kennedy after working with several leading commercial law firms in Dublin.  He is a graduate of UCD, where he received a BComm, and holds

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced two senior appointments to its Belfast team. Rachel Richardson has been appointed as a director in the employment team, while Laura Menary has been appointed as a senior associate in the healthcare team.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Deirdre Lynch as a partner and head of the firm's employment teams north and south of the border. Ms Lynch, who is based in Dublin but will cover both jurisdictions, joins from Irish law firm ByrneWallace, where she has been a pa

Solicitor Gráinne Ní Ghuidhir has joined TikTok as lead privacy counsel for Europe. Ms Ní Ghuidhir joins the technology giant in Dublin after four years leading the Irish privacy team at Vodafone.

ByrneWallace LLP has appointed three senior associates and five associates in its latest promotions round. The new senior associates are Billy Casserly in the litigation department, Helen Boland in health and social care and John Crowe in banking and finance.

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed new solicitors Victoria Thompson and Claire Leemon. Ms Thompson, who studied law and politics at Ulster University, joins the firm to assist with various personal injury matters.

Global law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of Karyn Harty as head of litigation in Ireland. Ms Harty, currently a partner at McCann FitzGerald, will join Dentons in late September — around the second anniversary of Dentons expanding into Ireland in the wake of Brexit and in the mids

Dechert LLP has hired Emmet Quish as a funds partner in its Dublin office. Mr Quish is an experienced funds lawyer with a focus on the structuring, establishment and ongoing compliance for all types of investment funds, including alternative funds and UCITS.

Pictured (L-R): Dario Di Murro, Mary-Louise O’Hagan and Richard O’Sullivan OSM Partners LLP has announced the appointment of Mary-Louise O’Hagan as a partner in the firm’s property team.

Immigration law expert Fiona Hurley has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre. Ms Hurley has served as the NGO's interim CEO since March 2022, having previously managed its legal advocacy service and later its policy and communications service.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has announced the expansion of its dispute resolution team with nine new appointments. As well as last year's promotion of Kerry McCloy to director, the firm has hired Jude Copeland as an associate and Niamh Hughes, Brendan Tabb and Ruaidhrí Groom as

The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) has announced the appointment of Emily Cunningham as its new legal officer. Ms Cunningham will work closely with new and existing NGOs, community groups and independent law centres to identify areas of unmet legal need, as well as collaborating with the legal

Dublin firm KOD Lyons Solicitors has announced the promotion of Eoghan O'Sullivan to associate. Mr O'Sullivan has practised as part of the human rights firm's criminal defence, juvenile justice and child care law departments since 2017.

Helen Dixon will be appointed as chairperson of an expanded Data Protection Commission (DPC) under new government plans. Ms Dixon, currently the sole commissioner, will be joined by two additional commissioners following a recruitment process which is expected to take around six months.