Mergers

Belfast-headquartered Johnsons Solicitors has acquired long-established legal practice Mackenzie & Dorman.

Cork-based J.W. O'Donovan LLP has amalgamated with Eamon Murray & Company Solicitors, boosting its headcount by 40 per cent to create a combined firm of 35 staff, including 20 solicitors. The merger represents the next phase of growth for J.W. O’Donovan, which relocated in late 2024 to lar

Northern Ireland firm Stewarts Solicitors has acquired Peter Dornan & Co Solicitors, a long-established legal practice with offices in Bangor and Belfast. The deal expands Stewarts Solicitors’ footprint to six locations: Newtownards, Comber, Belfast, Ballymena, Kircubbin and now Bangor.

Legislation giving Coimisiún na Meán responsibility for assessing media mergers has been published. The Media Regulation Bill will implement the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which is intended to protect media pluralism and independence and to ensure that media can operate more ea

A merger deal which will see Taylor Wessing's Dublin office become part of a new transatlantic law firm called Winston Taylor has been given the go-ahead by partners in the two firms. The deal between Winston & Strawn LLP and Taylor Wessing's UK-led business will create one of the world's larges

Philip Lee LLP is to merge with Cork-based corporate law firm BHK Solicitors LLP next month, the firms have announced. Taking effect from 1 February 2026, the combined firm, which will trade as Philip Lee LLP, will have more than 50 partners in a significant milestone.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared the proposed acquisition of Alpha Media by Iconic Media. Alpha Media Group Limited is a locally-owned weekly newspaper group in Northern Ireland which publishes 13 newspapers, website and social media sites, all circulating outsid

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft are to merge in what has been described as the largest law firm combination in history. The combined firm, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, will be the world's fifth-largest law firm by revenue, with annual revenue in excess of $3.6 billion and a team of

Taylor Wessing's Dublin office is to form part of a new transatlantic law firm called Winston Taylor under a merger deal announced yesterday. The UK-led business of Taylor Wessing, which includes the Irish office opened in 2021, is set to merge with US firm Winston & Strawn in May 2026.

Medical negligence and personal injury firm Sweeney Solicitors has merged with Templemore-based James J. Kelly Solicitors.

The Regan Wall LLP team has now joined Fieldfisher Ireland following the formal completion of the two firms' merger.

Waterford firms Bowe O'Brien Solicitors and Parker Law are to join forces through a merger next week. The merger between Bowe O'Brien, a boutique private client and commercial law firm, and Parker Law, a general practice firm, will take effect from 1 December 2025.

Corporate law firms BHSM LLP and OBH Partners have announced a strategic merger taking effect from next week. The new firm will be known as BHSM LLP incorporating OBH Partners and will comprise 70 legal professionals, including 40 solicitors.

Kildare-based Powderly Solicitors has expanded into Dublin through a merger with long-standing practice Taylor & Buchalter. Established in 1954, Taylor & Buchalter has built a strong reputation in areas such as family law, wills and probate, and property transactions.

European law firm Fieldfisher has announced a significant expansion of its Irish operations through a merger with Regan Wall LLP. Regan Wall is one of Ireland's most active corporate law firms, recently ranked third nationally for M&A deal volume in the first six months of 2025 by Experian Marke