Eoin Hamill has been promoted to partner in Ogier's banking and finance team. Mr Hamill advises issuers, arrangers and managers on a broad range of securitisation structures (both public and private) across a number of asset classes including commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, auto lo
Appointments
RDJ has appointed Erc Walsh as a partner in the firm's real estate and finance practice. Based in the firm's Galway office, the firm said Mr Walsh's strategic addition will reinforce its commitment to expanding its national practice and strengthening its presence in the west of Ireland.
Arthur Cox has appointed 17 new senior associates and senior foreign registered lawyers. Angelina Cox, Niamh Murphy, Susanna Meindl, Dearbhla O’Sullivan and Ruby McEntegart have been appointed in the firm's asset management and investment funds team.
Dentons has appointed Mark O'Shaughnessy as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team in Dublin. Mr O'Shaughnessy joins the firm from Byrne Wallace Shields LLP, where he was a partner in the litigation and investigations practice.
RDJ solicitor Rebecca Murphy has been elected as chairperson of the Society of Young Solicitors (SYS) for 2025.
Global law firm Kennedys has promoted Mark Dunne to partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr Dunne is a commercial litigator and specialises in insurance disputes, advising both insurers and insureds across a range of areas, from policy wording interpretation and property damage claims to proceedings
McCann FitzGerald LLP has appointed nine new partners, taking its total to 94. 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.
Human rights lawyer Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has joined the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford as a visiting fellow. Ms Gallagher will be a visiting fellow from April to June 2025, during which time she will focus on the pressing issue of impunity for journalists’ deaths, and on cre
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has appointed former Green Party TD and junior minister Joe O’Brien as its new executive director. Mr O'Brien brings a wealth of political and community sector experience to the role, including over 20 years working in policy, advocacy, frontli
Dame Brenda King has been reappointed as attorney general for Northern Ireland for a further five years. Having been first appointed in 2020, her term of appointment will now expire on 30 June 2030.
Commercial and insurance law specialist firm HF has appointed Pat Flynn as a strategic adviser in Irish markets. Mr Flynn, who founded business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll in 2002 and maintains a consultancy practice, will assist HF Ireland as it seeks to grow through M&A activity as well as via o
Matheson LLP has appointed Julie Murray as its new head of knowledge management. It marks Ms Murray's return to Matheson, where she began her legal career as an associate in corporate M&A, before moving to London to further her career with another international law firm.
Eversheds Sutherland has announced a range of promotions across its Dublin and Belfast offices, including the appointment of four new partners.
European IP firm Keltie has expanded its Dublin team by appointing Tasneem Madani and Catherine Jennings as senior associates. Ms Madani joins Keltie after gaining extensive experience advising start-ups and SMEs on all aspects of IP. In her previous role, she advised one of the world’s larges
DLA Piper has announced that Orla O’Leary and Seán McGrenaghan have been promoted to the firm's global partnership. Ms O'Leary joined DLA Piper Ireland in 2022 and focuses on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment and equality laws. She has extensive experience workin