Appointments

Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed Matthew Cole as the new head of its corporate practice in Ireland. He takes over with immediate effect from Éanna Mellett, who has completed a successful four-year term in the role and will continue as a corporate partner.

Employment law solicitor Sarah Havlin has been appointed as chair of Northern Ireland's Industrial Court. The Industrial Court is a tribunal which adjudicates on applications about legal recognition and derecognition of trade unions for collective bargaining purposes, where such recognition or derec

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has promoted Caoimhe Powell to associate director in Belfast. Ms Powell takes on overall responsibility for HSF's alternative legal services (ALT) disputes practice across the UK, US and EMEA region.

Holmes has promoted debt recovery specialist Jacci Fox to director. Ms Fox joined the firm in a support role in the commercial unit in 1988 before moving to a legal executive role two years later. She took over management of the recovery unit in 2000 and, having completed the Smart Choice leadership

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, has welcomed seven newly-qualified associates.

Koulla Yiasouma is to be appointed by ministers to chair the board of management of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. Ms Yiasouma, an established leader in the area of children's rights and youth justice, will succeed Professor Ursula Kilkelly, whose term as chair comes to an end this month.

Global law firm Kennedys has promoted Catherine Lyons to partner in the firm's insurance team in Dublin. Ms Lyons, who joined the firm in 2018, specialises in advising insurer clients in respect of coverage and monitoring of claims involving directors’ and officers’ liability, financial

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has appointed Aisling Muldowney as a partner in its employment group. Ms Muldowney rejoins the firm from Google, where she was EMEA employment counsel for three years. Prior to that role, she trained with ALG and spent 12 years in its IP/IT and employment teams.

Richard Curran, head of corporate and commercial at LK Shields, has been appointed as the firm's new managing partner.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has appointed Florence Smith as an associate director in the firm's growing employment and immigration department. Ms Smith brings over 14 years' experience in employment law and joins a team which now boasts six experts in Northern Ireland employment and immigrat

Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP has promoted Robert Kelly to associate solicitor in the firm's general litigation team. Mr Kelly joined the firm in 2019, having previously worked at a local practice in Athlone since qualification.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Kevin Mangan as a partner and co-head of the firm's tax team. Mr Mangan brings more than 16 years of experience including working with a Magic Circle law firm in London and six years with a major global technology company.

Human rights lawyer Colin Smith BL has been appointed to the truth recovery independent panel for Northern Ireland's mother and baby institutions, Magdalene laundries and workhouses. The independent panel forms part of the integrated truth investigation recommended by the truth recovery design panel

LK Shields Solicitors LLP has appointed Stephen Browne as an associate solicitor in the firm's real estate team. A graduate of NUI Galway, Mr Browne qualified as a solicitor last year after training with a Galway-based firm. He latterly worked as a solicitor in another Dublin-based firm.

Squire Patton Boggs has recruited George Kennedy as a partner in the firm's global corporate practice as its Dublin office formally opens its doors. Mr Kennedy started his career with A&L Goodbody where he worked as an M&A adviser alongside Dennis Agnew — now Squire Patton Boggs' manag