Appointments

Taylor Wessing has hired Lynda Nyhan as a partner and head of the firm's new Irish employment practice. Ms Nyhan, an accomplished employment specialist, joins from ICON plc, where she was the lead employment counsel for EMEA and APAC.

Carson McDowell has expanded its healthcare team in Ireland with the appointment of Deirdre Ryan as partner. Ms Ryan joins Carson McDowell from a healthcare defence firm in Cork and brings extensive experience acting for State bodies, public hospitals, and private healthcare providers in complex and

Dublin and Belfast firm Lacey Solicitors has expanded its team with the appointment of solicitors Paul Delahunt and Roisin Cassidy and paralegals Lucy Fowler and Gosia Sosin. The new appointments strengthen the all-island firm's expertise across key practice areas including credit hire and personal

McCann FitzGerald has appointed Liam Heylin as a partner in the firm's antitrust and competition practice. Mr Heylin today joins a team that advises on some of the most complex and high-impact competition and regulatory matters in the market.

Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has been appointed as co-patron of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). Her appointment was announced earlier this week at an IRLI event in Belfast, where Dame Siobhan addressed an audience of barristers, solicitors, members of the judi

Human rights lawyer and campaigner Noeline Blackwell has joined the board of Community Foundation Ireland to help guide its work with 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners. Ms Blackwell is one of two new board members, joining alongside Northside Partnership's chief executive, Paul Roge

Global law firm Clyde & Co has promoted Bernadette Raleigh to partner and head of casualty in Ireland. Ms Raleigh joined the firm in 2017 and has over 14 years' experience advising insurers and corporate policyholders on public and employers’ liability, product liability and motor-related

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has promoted Faye Phillips, Le-ann Campbell, Rachael McAdorey and Rosie Timoney to its partnership. The firm now boasts a leadership team of 45 partners, the largest partner group among law firms headquartered in Northern Ireland, as well as over 200 professiona

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Norman Fitzgerald as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team. Mr Fitzgerald is an experienced disputes lawyer whose practice focuses on complex business disputes, commonly with an international component.

Legal academic Professor Deirdre Madden has been appointed as chairperson of the board of the newly-established Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA). Professor Madden, of the School of Law at University College Cork (UCC) is a specialist in healthcare law and ethics, holding a Ma

Specialist employment law firm Littler has hired Ailbhe Marsh as an associate in its Dublin office to advise on all contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Ms Marsh trained and qualified at McCann FitzGerald and works across all aspects of employment law, offering support on advisory

A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Trevor Glavey as a partner in the firm's tax practice. Mr Glavey brings over a decade of experience advising companies in all industries with respect to all aspects of Irish corporate tax.

Arthur Cox Northern Ireland has welcomed six new trainee solicitors: Olivia Berry, Ava Cleary-McGuffin, Beth Hillis, Ryan Irvine, Caleb Moore and Ciara O’Hagan. The new trainees will work alongside partners across each of the firm’s core practice areas, including corporate, finance, disp

Solicitor Carol Sinnott has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA). Ms Sinnott is the principal of Sinnott Solicitors, a firm specialising in asylum and immigration law based in Dublin and Cork.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been appointed to the advisory board of a new US-based press freedom organisation. The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club was launched in November 2024 and provides critical services to journalists, including emergency assistance, immigration and legal suppo