Pinsent Masons

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Ann Lalor as head of its Dublin office. Having established a broad banking practice in Dublin, Ms Lalor has a strong track record advising Irish and international banks and financial institutions, mezzanine lenders, private funde

Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Neil Keenan and Gerry Beausang as corporate partners in Dublin. Both join from ByrneWallace, where Mr Keenan currently heads the corporate team and Mr Beausang currently heads the capital markets team.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Pinsent Masons has advised Cork-based NEXA Enterprise Asset Management on its acquisition by Nasdaq-listed Transcat, Inc. in a deal reported to be worth up to $30 million.

Pinsent Masons has updated its bonus scheme for fee-earners as well as business operations staff. The new scheme will see staff expected to satisfy the same criteria for bonuses, irrespective of their department or role.

Pinsent Masons has released its latest year end results, showing a record £503.3 million turnover. The firm reported that turnover broke through the half-billion pounds barrier for the first time, with the business recording 19 per cent growth over a five year period.

Pinsent Masons has unveiled targets to cut absolute carbon emissions by a minimum of 50 per cent by 2030, as it continues to reduce its environmental impact. The firm’s targets, which are among the first law firm targets to be verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), commit to

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson has advised Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6, alongside Jones Day, on its agreement to acquire Ireland’s largest waste company, Beauparc Utilities Holdings Limited.

Pinsent Masons has announced an employee rewards package for the last financial year and confirmed repayment of the UK government furlough money, The Lawyer reports. The firm said it was restoring salaries to the 98 per cent of staff who took part in its reduced working hours scheme in 2020 and that

Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 19 new partners worldwide, including Oisín McLoughlin in Dublin and Jane Boyd in Belfast. Senior associate Seána Donaghy has also been promoted to legal director in Belfast as part of the appointments round taking effect from 1 May 202

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Pinsent Masons has advised Athora Ireland plc on the sale of its €1 billion variable annuity portfolio to Monument Life Insurance DAC.

Planning law reforms could help reduce the price of renewable electricity in Northern Ireland, a prominent energy lawyer has said. Richard Murphy, partner at Pinsent Masons and head of the international law firm's Irish energy group, today called on the Northern Ireland Executive to take action to h

Pinsent Masons has grown dramatically in Dublin to reach a headcount of 60 in a year which saw its global turnover rise by four per cent to around €545 million and profit per equity partner total around €600,000. Speaking to Irish Legal News as the multinational firm unveiled its FY20 resu

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Pinsent Masons is set to distribute its scheduled bonuses, The Lawyer reports. The move coincides with the firm's confirmation that it has implemented an 80 per cent working week for employees in its quieter practice areas, with a corresponding “fair and proportionate” decrease in pay.

Pinsent Masons has furloughed some of its non-fee earners in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The firm may also issue guidance on holidays as it looks to avoid mass absences when the lockdown eases.