In-House Lawyers

Lawyer and business executive Ruth Nic Aoidh has been appointed as interim chief executive officer of Paralympics Ireland. Ms Nic Aoidh brings a wealth of leadership and sports experience through her 13 years with McLaren in the UK where she most recently was the executive director responsible for p

Healthcare lawyer Sandra O'Malley has been appointed by LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice, as chair of its board of directors. LauraLynn operates Ireland's only children's hospice as well as two local disability services, all based in Mallow, Co Cork.

Global identity verification provider ID-Pal has announced the appointment of Sinead McDonald, its data protection officer (DPO), to its board of directors. Ms McDonald, a qualified solicitor, joined the company in 2017, bringing with her over 20 years' experience in data protection and regulatory c

Solicitor Siobhan Moloney has been appointed as chair of GemCap Investment Funds Plc. Ms Moloney is dual-qualified as a solicitor in Ireland and in England and Wales. She holds a bachelor of civil law from UCD as well as a diploma in applied finance law from the Law Society.

Dublin solicitor Julie Faverie has joined regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord as its first legal counsel in Ireland. Previously a solicitor with the aviation, commercial and corporate team at law firm Flynn O'Driscoll LLP, Ms Faverie was seconded to the TrueNoord Dublin team in October 2021.

Ireland's first-ever summer festival showcasing "all things legal tech and legal ops" is taking place in Dublin next week. Hosted by Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC), the free Legal TechOps Ireland event on Wednesday 6 July will feature speakers including Alex Kelly, co-founder and COO at Brightfla

In-house lawyers are worried about business leaders underestimating reputational and compliance risks around sustainability, according to a new study from EY Law and the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession. Only 15 per cent of respondents to a survey of 1,000 general counsel and chief

Barrister Julie Ahern has been appointed as head of legal, policy and services at the Children's Rights Alliance (CRA). Ms Ahern joined the CRA in 2013 and has worked in various roles including legal and policy manager, leading the establishment of its access to justice initiative and projects such

Belfast solicitor Gillian Shaw has been appointed as senior legal counsel at AIM-listed medical technology company Diaceutics plc. Ms Shaw joins the company from Invest Northern Ireland, where she worked as general counsel. Prior to this, she worked as a solicitor in Cleaver Fulton Rankin and the Be

Corporate lawyer Deirdre MacCarthy has been appointed as chief legal officer at Wayflyer, the revenue-based financing and growth platform for eCommerce merchants. Ms MacCarthy brings over a decade of experience working with high-growth technology companies following time at the corporate technology

Belfast solicitor Olivia O'Kane has joined Facebook owner Meta's Dublin HQ as associate general counsel in the EMEA disputes department. Ms O'Kane was previously partner and head of media and entertainments at Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland's largest independent law firm.

A new forum for in-house lawyers at Irish tech companies is set to be officially launched next week. Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC), founded by Sarah Irwin, head of legal at cybersecurity automation startup Tines, will host its inaugural in-person event at Huckletree D2 next Thursday 7 April at 6

Sprout Social, a provider of cloud-based social media management software, has appointed Patrick Callinan as senior legal counsel. Mr Callinan, who is qualified in Ireland, England and Wales has over 14 years’ of experience in international commercial law, including advising sovereign states,

Insurance company elipsLife, a subsidiary of Swiss Re, has appointed solicitor Fiona Moriarty as senior legal counsel for Ireland. Ms Moriarty, who is qualified in Ireland and in England and Wales, has 10 years' post-qualification experience in insurance and insurance litigation.

Irish solicitor Claire O'Brien has been appointed as lead commercial counsel at Dublin-headquartered fintech company Wayflyer. Wayflyer, with offices in the US and across the EU, provides a range of financing and market analytics tools designed to equip eCommerce businesses with the working capital