Appointments

Peter Dennehy BL has been appointed to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland for a four-year term. Mr Dennehy graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1986 with a BA, BAI in Engineering and worked in the telecommunications industry in Ireland and the UK. He went on to work on Internat

Philip Lee LLP has announced the appointment of Finola Igoe as a senior associate in the firm's projects and construction group. Ms Igoe has more than 12 years' experience as a solicitor and advises in both contentious and non-contentious construction matters.

Ten Irish barristers have been appointed to the European Commission's panels of arbitrators and trade and sustainable development experts (TSD). The barristers joining the panels are Susan Ahern BL, James Bridgeman SC, Gillian Cahill BL, Michelle Smith de Bruin BL, Michael Mulcahy SC, Colm Ó

Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Kevin Harnett as a partner and head of the firm's construction team. Mr Harnett has 15 years' experience advising on construction issues and construction-related disputes and is also an accredited mediator.

Barbara Cotter, a solicitor and former senior partner at A&L Goodbody, has been appointed as the chairperson of the government's Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC). The non-statutory committee, established in 1984, recommends candidates to ministers and government for the most senior positi

Legal academic Professor Shane Kilcommins has been appointed to the role of provost and deputy president at the University of Limerick (UL). He will take on the role from Friday 1 July, succeeding Professor Nigel Healy, who was appointed interim provost in late 2020.

LK Shields Solicitors has announced the appointment of Aideen Burke as a partner and the firm's new head of intellectual property, technology, media and data privacy. The appointment marks Ms Burke's return to the firm following a number of years working as legal counsel for an internationally renow

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of Lyn Brennan as head of the firm's New York office. A banking and finance partner who is relocating to New York from the firm's Dublin office, Ms Brennan has significant experience in advising global financial institutions, private equity firms and cor

Eileen Roberts, a partner in A&L Goodbody's disputes & investigations practice, has been nominated by the Government for appointment as a judge of the High Court. Ms Roberts has been with ALG for over 30 years and served as the firm's chair between 2019-2022. She has represented clients in a

More women than men have been appointed senior counsel this year in a legal first. Twenty-eight barristers and six solicitors have been made senior counsel – 20 of whom are female and 14 male. The barristers are: Nuala Egan, Jane Hyland, Michael O'Connor, Elva Duffy, Michael Hourican, Sinead M

LK Shields Solicitors has announced the appointment of Gemma Forde. Ms Forde joins the firm as a corporate partner and will be based in its Galway Office. She has a broad corporate experience advising clients on a wide range of matters including mergers and acquisitions, shareholders agreements, cor

Solicitor Jose Lazaro has been appointed as the new honorary vice-consul of Spain in Belfast. Mr Lazaro, a solicitor and abogado in the corporate and commercial team at MKB Law since 2020, is a qualified Spanish, Irish and UK lawyer, and was the first Spanish lawyer to qualify in Northern Ireland as

Geraldine Hanna has formally taken up the role of commissioner designate for victims of crime for Northern Ireland. Ms Hanna, who has over 21 years’ experience in the victims’ sector in London and in Northern Ireland, took up office yesterday for a three-year term with the potential for

Big Four professional services firm KPMG Ireland has announced the appointment of John Given, a senior corporate partner at Philip Lee, to head up its legal services business. Mr Given will succeed John Hackett, who retires at the end of October, at the head of a team that currently comprises over 4

Employment lawyer Paul Gillen has joined Lewis Silkin as a partner in the firm's Belfast office. Mr Gillen joins Lewis Silkin from Pinsent Masons, where he headed the firm’s island of Ireland employment law team.