Matheson has announced the appointment of Sharon Daly, who is widely acknowledged as one of Ireland’s leading corporate litigators, as head of its London office. Ms Daly has re-located from Dublin to London. Speaking from the firm’s London office, Managing Partner Michael Jackson said: &
Appointments
William Fry has announced the addition of corporate partner, Paul White to its San Francisco office. Mr White has significant experience advising on a wide range of transactional corporate matters for public and private companies, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventu
University College Dublin legal academics Dr Eoin Carolan and Dr TJ McIntyre have been promoted to the posts of full professor and associate professor respectively. Eoin Carolan is founding Director of the Centre for Constitutional Studies at UCD. He is a graduate and former Scholar of Trinity Colle
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive, David Lavery CB. Mr Lavery comes to the Society with a strong record of service in the justice system, where he is currently Deputy Permanent Secretary and Director of Access to Justice in the Department of
Cleaver Fulton Rankin associate Solicitor Maria McNally has completed her training with the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) to become a qualified mediator. The IPLS Mediation Course provides training in Civil and Commercial Mediation. As advocates of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Ms
Commercial law specialist firm Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Tom Conway as partner within its real estate and planning department. He will work under the leadership of partner John O'Donoghue and alongside fellow partner Eimear Fitzgibbon.
HOMS Solicitors has announced the appointment of six new partners in Dublin and Limerick across the firm's litigation, insurance, commercial property and private client practices.
Irish lawyer Elizabeth Dunne has been appointed as senior legal counsel at Petronash. The company, headquartered in Dubai, offers engineering and manufacturing services to customers in the oil and gas industry.
The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and the Law Society of Ireland have announced the appointment of Dr Mark Hyland as the inaugural IMRO Adjunct Professor of Intellectual Property Law.
Nine commissioners, including a new deputy chief commissioner, have been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Geraldine McGahey, already an equality commissioner as well as a parades commissioner, former chief executive of Larne Borough Council and SOLACE gender champion, will
Specialist employment law practice CC Solicitors has announced the appointment of Claire Dawson as partner in the firm. Ms Dawson is the second partner to join the Dublin-based firm this year, following the promotion of Regan O'Driscoll to partner in February.
A&L Goodbody has welcomed the appointment of three new partners and three new associates in the corporate law firm's Belfast office. Mark Stockdale and David Rowan were promoted to partner in the corporate and M&A department, while Sam Corbett has been made partner in restructuring and insol
Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of Christopher McCandless as its first-ever Chief Operating Officer (COO). Mr McCandless, a qualified accountant and taxation advisor with 30 years’ experience, will take a place on the law firm's executive team, with responsibilit
Aoife Gillespie has joined Mercy Law Resource Centre, which provides free legal advice to homeless people, as a volunteer solicitor. Ms Gillespie is a dual-qualified solicitor and barrister who currently heads the immigration team at Dublin firm Philip Lee.
Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre, has announced the appointment of Fiona Hurley as its new policy and communications manager. Ms Hurley was previously legal service manager at Nasc, having joined the immigration rights NGO's legal service in 2010.