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DLA Piper has announced five promotions, with Michael Twomey becoming a legal director, Lindi Raath, Katie Ryan and David Sheehan becoming senior associates and Anne Meegan becoming a senior secretary. The announcement follows the internal partnership promotions of litigation and regulatory lawyer D

DLA Piper is celebrating a milestone in Ireland following the qualification of its first-ever intake of trainee solicitors. Kate Kinsella, Sarah Murphy, Maximilian Mitscherlich and Roisin Cronin have qualified and joined DLA Piper as fully fledged solicitors in Ireland following their successful com

DLA Piper has appointed Stefano Marino, former head of legal department at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), as a senior consultant. Mr Marino — who will not be based in Dublin — brings with him an intimate knowledge of EU pharmaceutical law and familiarity of Union practice and proce

Global law firm DLA Piper has promoted Dublin lawyers Darach Connolly and William Marshall to partner. Mr Connolly, part of the firm's litigation and regulatory practice, joined DLA Piper Ireland in 2020 and focuses on EU and Irish competition law.

Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed Kathi Ó Riain as a partner in the firm’s real estate practice. Ms Ó Riain will join the firm on 1 May 2024 from Addleshaw Goddard Ireland, where she was a partner and head of property and construction.

Ireland is the "world's de facto data police" enforcing the lion's share of the €1.78 billion in GDPR fines imposed across Europe last year, according to new analysis by DLA Piper. The 2023 figure includes a €1.2 billion fine imposed on Meta in Ireland, which is now the highest fine ever i

Pictured (L–R): Matt Cole, Sean Fleming, Alfred Cannan MHK and Maura Dineen DLA Piper hosted a joint networking reception with representatives from the Irish and Isle of Man governments, aimed at fostering further collaboration between the Isle of Man and Irish businesses.

More than 850 business leaders from the European tech industry and beyond attended the sixth edition of global law firm DLA Piper’s European Tech Summit at The Convention Centre in Dublin this week.

DLA Piper hosted Senator George Mitchell, former US Senator and chairman emeritus of the global law firm, at a dinner in Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel on Friday. The firm said the "distinguished statesman and peacemaker shared his insights into the world of business and politics" at the event.

Establishing and implementing good governance is the primary challenge faced by businesses in deploying AI technology, according to a new report from global law firm DLA Piper. The comprehensive research-led report, titled AI Governance: Balancing Policy, Compliance, and Commercial Value, delves in

DLA Piper has rolled out a new AI-powered tool designed to detect bribery risks within corporations. The Aiscension Bribery service, powered by AI technology from Reveal, is trained by lawyers to detect the key forms of bribery behaviour including the giving or receiving of a bribe, circumventing in

Global law firm DLA Piper has announced 13 new appointments in its Dublin office, with seven senior associates, one legal director and five business services professionals promoted across the firm.

Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed Naoise Harnett as a partner in the firm's corporate practice in Dublin. Mr Harnett, previously a partner in another International law firm based in Dublin, will join the firm's international insurance sector team, bringing with him more than 15 years’ ex

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.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Irish-headquartered biopharmaceutical company Amryt Pharma is to be acquired by Chiesi Farmaceutici in a $1.48 billion transaction.