Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has welcomed four new paralegals across its civil, criminal and legacy departments. Jack Murphy joined the criminal defence team and will assist in specialist Crown Court, Magistrates' court and Court of Appeal defence cases.
Appointments
Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of seven new of counsel in Dublin. With effect from yesterday, Suzanne Kearney, Gavin McArdle, Ed McDonagh, Andrew O'Connor, Laura Rafferty, Michael Shovlin and Amelia Walsh have been promoted to of counsel.
Ronan Daly Jermyn head Richard Martin has been appointed as a non-executive director of Johnson & Perrott Motor Group. Mr Martin recently commenced his third term as managing partner of RDJ, a position he has held since 2012.
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Lisa Connaughton as head of company secretarial operations in Dublin. Ms Connaughton, who joins from Maples Fiduciary Services and has over 15 years' company secretarial, compliance and governance experience, will boost the firm'
Beauchamps chairperson Imelda Reynolds has been appointed as president of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD), the membership body representing directors and business leaders. Ms Reynolds was elected to succeed Harry Lorton at the Institute's AGM last night following the completion of his tw
Corporate banking lawyer Davina Saint has been appointed as chair of the Business to Arts charity.
US-headquartered business immigration law firm Erickson Immigration Group (EIG) has announced its expansion into Ireland with the opening of an office in Dublin. The firm, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., announced the move alongside plans to expand in
Environmental and planning law specialist Eoin Brady has joined FP Logue Solicitors as a consultant. Mr Brady previously worked as a senior planning lawyer with a leading Irish law firm, as senior solicitor with EirGrid, the the national electricity transmission system operator, and as a State Solic
Legal rights group FLAC has announced the appointment of Danielle Curtis as a legal officer in its Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) project. Ms Curtis will work closely with new and existing NGOs, community groups, and independent law centres to identify areas of unmet legal need, as well as coll
Alternative legal solutions provider Johnson Hana has announced the appointment of Sinead Garnett as director of legal operations and solutions. A qualified solicitor, Ms Garnett trained and practised as a corporate associate at Maples and Calder before moving into the legal technology sector, most
Irish solicitor Robert Burke has been appointed as a partner in Liechtenstein law firm Schurti Partners Rechtsanwälte AG. A graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and the Law Society of Ireland, Mr Burke qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 2006 and practised for several years as
The barrister heading the Central Bank of Ireland's financial conduct operations has been elected as chair of the investment management standing committee of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Derville Rowland, who joined the Central Bank in 2004 and was appointed as director gene
Irish barrister James Bridgeman SC has been appointed as Georgia's first-ever honorary consul in Ireland. Mr Bridgeman, a practising barrister and international arbitrator, is also the chair of the Georgia-Ireland Business Council (GIBC) and an honorary member of the board of the Georgian Internatio
Arthur Cox partner and former head Brian O'Gorman has been appointed by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) as chairperson of its complaints committee. The complaints committee, an independent arm of the ASAI, is responsible for considering and adjudicating on complaints submitted
DWF has expanded its team in Belfast with nine new appointments, including senior associates, associates, solicitors and a paralegal, taking its headcount in Northern Ireland to over 100. Tomás McLaughlin, Aine McGuinness and Kathleen Gillespie have been appointed as senior associates, while