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Artificial intelligence and facial recognition expert Dr Nessa Lynch has joined University College Cork (UCC) as the Matheson lecturer in law, innovation and technology. Based at the School of Law, the lectureship will enhance expertise in law and technology at the university.

Matheson has unveiled what it says is a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at improving social mobility in the law. The firm has remodelled its undergraduate Career First Programme to become a fully social mobility-focused initiative exclusively open to first and second year undergraduate students o

Matheson has promoted Susan Carroll Chrysostomou, Connor Cassidy, Raphael Clancy, John Coary and Ruadhán Kenny to partner. The new partners span three practice areas — corporate M&A, litigation and tax — and two offices, with four partners appointed in Dublin and one in London

Matheson partner Joe Beashel has been appointed as head of the Irish law firm's London office. As well as leading the 25-strong London team, which includes seven partners, Mr Beashel will continue to work as a partner in the Financial Institutions Group and to service his existing Ireland- and UK-ba

Matheson has appointed Rory Mullarkey as a new London-based partner in its corporate practice. Previously a senior partner in Kirkland & Ellis in London for around 15 years, Mr Mullarkey has extensive experience in private equity and a large network of key contacts in the London, European and US

Matheson partner Garret Farrelly and DWF Belfast partner Olivia O'Kane were among lawyers recognised at the 2023 European Legal Awards in Paris this week. Mr Farrelly, partner and head of both Matheson’s energy and natural resources group and projects and infrastructure group, was recognised i

Ireland has a unique opportunity to act as an AI gateway between the EU and the US, a summit co-hosted by Matheson and University College Dublin (UCD) has heard. The hybrid conference, which formed part of the Matheson/UCD Leadership Series and was titled Regulating the digital economy — the

Law students at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have been invited to apply for the 2023 Matheson Cara Scholarship, which aims at supporting talented university students to succeed in their early careers. Named in honour of late Matheson partner Cara O'Hagan and delivered as part of Matheson's impactful

Matheson has awarded three bursaries to students of the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) as part of a strand of student supports sponsored by the firm. Launched in 2022, the partnership supports RIAM’s innovative and bespoke 'Holistic Programme', which equips musicians at the RIAM with a wi

Matheson has launched the 2023 Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus in association with the University of Limerick (UL). Launched in 2022 and delivered as part of UL’s 50ForFifty initiative — a celebration of UL’s first 50 years — the annual scholarship is open to first year unde

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Amgen Inc. has completed its $27.5 billion acquisition of Dublin-based global biotechnology company Horizon Therapeutics plc in one of the largest transactions of the year.

Education plays a crucial role in promoting social mobility and should form part of organisations' diversity and inclusion strategies, a conference hosted by Matheson LLP and Trinity College Dublin has heard. The annual D&I conference brought together a cross-section of leaders from a diverse nu

A new partnership between Trinity College Dublin and Matheson is to support Trinity Law School in the teaching and research of EU law. The collaboration will support the appointment of a new assistant professor in EU law, award a PhD scholarship in EU law, and create a new Trinity Matheson EU semina

The legal community's collaborative initiative to support Ukrainian refugees in Ireland has been recognised at the Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards 2023. Matheson and A&L Goodbody led the collaborative effort, which involved six other law firms — Arthur Cox, William Fry,

Matheson partners Davinia Brennan, Anne-Marie Bohan, Deirdre Crowley, Carlo Salizzo and Michael Byrne and senior associate Connor Cassidy examine a recent DPC decision dealing with the scope of legal professional privilege restrictions under data protection law. The Data Protection Commission (DPC)