In-House Lawyers

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

Solicitor Aoife Murphy has been appointed as senior legal counsel at insurance company Laya Healthcare. The appointment follows a year in which Ms Murphy acted as senior legal counsel for Laya while on secondment from Ronan Daly Jermyn.

Niall McPeake, principal legal officer in the Department of Justice, has been elected as chair of the In-House Lawyers' Group Northern Ireland (IHLGNI) at its recent AGM. Ciarán Fegan of Graham Group has been elected as secretary, while Anne MacRandal of Autism Initiatives NI has been elected

Global aviation leasing and asset management business Griffin has announced the appointment of Carolanne Cunningham as general counsel, based in Dublin. Ms Cunningham was previously head of legal for the global leasing EMEA business at Bank of America NA, advising on financing solutions for the cros

Financial services lawyer Imelda Higgins has been hired by Interactive Brokers Ireland (IBIE) as its general counsel. IBIE is part of the Interactive Brokers Group, a global fully automated online broker that provides execution, clearing and custody services to its customers around the world.

Intellectual property lawyer Brian McElligott has joined AI solutions company Altada Technology Solutions as chief intellectual property counsel. Previously a partner at business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran, Mr McElligott will lead Altada's regulatory compliance and due diligence of Altada's I