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Maynooth University law students Jordan Donoghue and Alanna Kells have been presented with prizes from Matheson LLP in recognition of their achievements in the funds law course delivered by the firm as part of Maynooth's LLM programme. Mr Donoghue, from Longford, has been awarded a six-month interns

Matheson's pro bono practice has been recognised at the 2023 Women in Business Law Europe, Middle East, & Africa (EMEA) Awards. The firm won in the Pro Bono Work National Firm of the Year category, while three Matheson lawyers — Deirdre Crowley, Angela Brennan and April McClements —

Matheson has congratulated one of its employees, John Keating, on winning a silver medal at the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin. Competing in the level 5 individual 18-hole golf event with athletes from all over the world, Mr Keating secured the silver medal after three days of competiti

Matheson LLP has appointed Alison Bearpark as a partner in the construction and engineering team within the firm's commercial real estate department. Ms Bearpark, who joins Matheson from another Irish law firm where she was partner, has 15 years’ experience both in Ireland and internationally,

Matheson LLP has been recognised as an "outstanding firm" for pro bono work at the Chambers Europe Awards 2023 in Milan. The citation published by Chambers Europe said: "In an intensely competitive field, Matheson are rewarded for outstanding commitment and impact of their pro bono work. Their impre

Ireland has transposed an EU directive providing a unified framework for cross-border conversions and divisions. The European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023, signed into law this week, transposes the Mobility Directive into Irish law.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Credit Suisse has completed a landmark marine conservation bond transaction involving a debt conversion for the Republic of Ecuador to support marine conservation in the Galápagos Islands.

Matheson has partnered with University College Dublin (UCD) to launch a new Matheson Diversity in Law Newman Fellowship which aims to promote greater diversity within the legal profession. The fellowship will contribute to building research-based evidence in the field of access to legal education fo

Matheson partner Geraldine Carr and senior associate Denise Moran examine a recent decision involving workplace sexual harassment and consider the key learnings and takeaways for employers. A recent sexual harassment decision (O'Brien v Deadline Direct Ltd t/a Deadline Couriers - ADJ-00036160), wher

Law student Jack Canning has been named as winner of the inaugural Matheson Scholarship in Law Plus, awarded by Matheson in association with the University of Limerick (UL). Delivered as part of UL's 50ForFifty initiative — a celebration of UL's first 50 years — the annual scholarsh

Matheson, in association with Trinity College Dublin (TCD), has announced second year TCD law student, Brendan Giurgila, as the winner of the 2022 Cara Scholarship. Delivered as part of Matheson’s impactful business programme, and named in honour of late partner Cara O'Hagan, the annual schola

Matheson LLP has appointed David Fitzgibbon and Darren Maher as co-heads of its corporate team and Sally Anne Stone as head of its commercial real estate group. In addition to jointly running the corporate group, Mr Fitzgibbon has also taken on the role of head of corporate M&A and Mr Maher has

Brexit has not had a negative impact on the services sectors in Ireland, the UK and the larger EU economies, a webinar hosted by Matheson LLP has heard. Dan O'Brien, chief economist at the Institute for International and European Affairs (IIEA), spoke on the "Brexit Revisited: London Calling" webina

University College Cork (UCC) and Matheson have launched a new "innovation partnership" which will support the creation of a new lectureship and scholarship as well as a series of lectures and collaborative events in the area of law, technology and innovation. The five-year UCC and Matheson Innovati

Matheson partner Rory O'Keeffe and solicitor Samuel Elliott discuss a recent English court ruling and what it means for cryptocurrency developers. In a significant case for investors in, and developers of, cryptocurrencies and other blockchain assets, the English Court of Appeal delivered judgment i