Appointments

Dublin solicitor Julie Faverie has joined regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord as its first legal counsel in Ireland. Previously a solicitor with the aviation, commercial and corporate team at law firm Flynn O'Driscoll LLP, Ms Faverie was seconded to the TrueNoord Dublin team in October 2021.

Dublin solicitor Ángel Bello Cortés has been promoted to partner at immigration consultancy Fragomen Ireland. US-headquartered Fragomen employs 5,000 immigration professionals and support staff in more than 50 offices across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Although it operates as

Alex White SC has been appointed to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board for a five-year term. The board is responsible for overseeing the building of the new national children's hospital in Dublin, which is due to be completed in 2024.

Eoin Delap BL has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL). Mr Delap is a practising barrister and a member of the Law Library in Dublin who has previously worked in the charities sector in Ireland and the United States.

Pinsent Masons has announced that Andrew Masraf will succeed Richard Foley as the firm’s senior partner on 1 October 2022. During his 28 years at the firm, Mr Masraf has held a number of leadership roles including global head of corporate and, more recently global head of the firm’s tran

Irish lawyer Niamh McMahon has taken up a new role with Caymans firm Nelsons after calling to the islands' bar. Ms McMahon, a specialist in insurance defence litigation, practised as a solicitor in Ireland for over six years, latterly at DAC Beachcroft, before joining Nelsons. She is also admitted t

Mr Justice Frank Clarke has been appointed as president of the Law Reform Commission for a five-year term. The former chief justice, who retired last year, succeeds retired Supreme Court judge Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, who was appointed to the role in 2018.

Belfast firm Thompson Crooks Solicitors has announced the promotion of solicitor William Nugent to the position of director. Mr Nugent, who qualified as a solicitor in 2012 and joined the firm in 2017, is the immediate past chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA).

RDJ LLP has announced the appointment of Fionnuala Power as the firm's new people and culture director. An experienced HR strategist, Ms Power will combine her skills in HR operations, coaching and driving cultural change to strengthen employee engagement, supporting the growth and development of th

Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced eight promotions including the elevation of Fiona Shipsey to partner in the firm's property team. Of the eight lawyers, four are women, which the firm said demonstrates its commitment to increasing representation and balance across the partnership.

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of Colm Manning as a consultant in the firm's corporate/M&A department. A corporate lawyer with 11 years' experience, Mr Manning rejoins the firm where he trained prior to relocating to Cork and holding roles in O'Flynn Exhams Solicitors, Ronan Daly

Sara Phelan SC has been elected as the next chair of the Council of the Bar of Ireland, taking up the role from September 2022. Succeeding Maura McNally SC, who has held the post for two years, she will become only the third woman to ever serve as Bar Council chairperson.

Philip Lee has announced the promotion of Anna Hickey and Rebecca McEvoy to partners in the firm's corporate group. The firm said the appointments reflect the continued expansion of its corporate transactional practice in response to buoyant M&A and consolidation activity in the Irish and UK mar

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected to the executive committee of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). Ms Gawley is a solicitor in the commercial team at Carson McDowell who is currently on secondment to Invest NI. She is a graduate of Queen's University Belfast and obtained her

McCann FitzGerald LLP has welcomed 11 new senior associates.