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A new Environmental, Social and Governance Virtual Experience Programme has been launched at Matheson – the first of its kind to be established by an Irish law firm. The programme will be hosted on Forage, a free, open access platform, and will aim to upskill aspiring solicitors and enable the

Matheson partner Ailbhe Dennehy and solicitor Ciara Taggart provide a timely update on the upcoming gender pay gap reporting obligations for Irish employers. On International Women’s Day, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth provided an eagerly awaited update

Matheson has announced the appointment of partner Shane Hogan as head of the firm's tax practice. Mr Hogan, who joined Matheson in 2000, advises international corporations doing business in and from Ireland on all aspects of corporate tax.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson has advised Waystone, a provider of institutional governance, risk, and compliance services to the asset management industry, on two "transformational" transactions: an investment by Monta

Matheson has launched a €5,000 corporate law bursary in memory of its late partner and former chairperson, Tim Scanlon. Mr Scanlon, who joined Matheson as a partner in 2000 and was appointed chair in 2018, passed away in December 2020 at the age of 55 following a brief illness.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson is advising Irish-registered biotech ProKidney LP on its announced transaction to go public through a business combination with the Nasdaq-listed SPAC Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp

Matheson partner Davinia Brennan examines what 2022 might bring in the area of international data transfers. In the post-Schrems II era, legitimising international data transfers can be a burdensome and uncertain exercise. As we embark on 2022, it continues to be one step forward and two steps back

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has advised Permanent TSB plc on its proposed €6.4 billion acquisition of certain elements of the Ulster Bank retail, SME and asset finance businesses from Ulster Bank.

Matheson has been named ‘Employer of the Year’ at the Women in Finance Awards Ireland 2021. The award recognises financial services companies that have demonstrated great efforts to create a more diverse and inclusive working environment and achieve equal gender representation at all lev

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson recently advised the Abtran Group, the Cork-based outsourcing firm, on the sale of the company’s entire share capital to Irish professional services and recruitment group Morgan McKi

Matheson partner Kate McKenna has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Society for European Law (ISEL). Ms McKenna, partner in the firm's EU, competition and regulatory law group, will serve a two-year term as chairperson, succeeding barrister and law lecturer Dr Aoife Beirne BL.

Kate McKenna, partner at Matheson, considers the impact of home working on regulators. Recent enforcement action conducted by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) provides an insight into the dynamic future of unannounced regulator

Matheson has announced the appointment of three new partners and a consultant in its corporate practice area. Davinia Brennan and Rory O'Keeffe have joined as partners in the firm's technology and innovation group, while Caroline Kearns and Niamh Mulholland have joined the financial institutions gro

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson has advised Bank of Ireland on its acquisition of all of the performing loan assets and deposits of KBC Bank Ireland for about €5 billion as the Belgian lender withdraws from the Iris

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Global law firm DLA Piper has advised PIB Group on its €70 million acquisition of Campion Insurance, one of Ireland's largest insurance brokers, pending regulatory approval.