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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Global law firm DLA Piper has advised global sports, entertainment and betting operator PlayUp on a business combination agreement with IG Acquisition Corp (IGAC), which will result in PlayUp listi

The University of Galway is to present an alumni award to Mary-Ellen McGroarty, the World Food Programme's country director in Afghanistan. Ms McGroarty completed her BA, LLB and LLM with the university in 1987, 1993 and 2019 respectively.

UCC law students Aoife Nazneen Nurul Khasri and Ruth Fu Dong McKernan have each received a scholarship worth €5,000 and a work placement opportunity with law firm RDJ. The RDJ Diversity Scholarship, which commenced in 2021, supports students from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds stu

Jamie Olden has been appointed as the next managing partner of RDJ LLP. He will succeed Richard Martin who has been managing partner of the firm for 10 years and steps down from the position on 30 September 2022.

Darryl Broderick of RDJ LLP writes on a recent Court of Appeal decision concerning directors' obligations under the Companies Act. Section 819 of the Companies Act 2014 operates to restrict directors of insolvent companies from being appointed or acting as a director or secretary of a company and fr

RDJ has expanded its employment practice with the appointment of Sinead Morgan as a senior associate in its Dublin office. Ms Morgan has significant experience providing practical employment advice to employers and HR practitioners on areas such as employee benefits, grievance and disciplinary proce

RDJ LLP has announced the appointment of Fionnuala Power as the firm's new people and culture director. An experienced HR strategist, Ms Power will combine her skills in HR operations, coaching and driving cultural change to strengthen employee engagement, supporting the growth and development of th

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has partnered with Kirkland & Ellis LLP to advise Brookfield Asset Management on the completion of its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Hibernia REIT plc for €1

Ronan Daly Jermyn has announced it will now be known simply as RDJ following a rebranding exercise. The firm yesterday revealed its new logo, website and identity, developed in collaboration with brand consultancy RichardsDee.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. McCann FitzGerald LLP has advised Irish company Jones Engineering on its sale to Cathexis, reported to be for a sum of more than €1 billion.

Elena Vassileva and Jemima Militti of Ronan Daly Jermyn discuss copyright and patent protection in relation to AI outputs and explore whether current IP rules are well suited to the world of AI. We live in a world where technology enjoys exponential growth and limitless developments. Such technologi

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm, has advised the first Irish regulated funds to be granted permission by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) to take exposure to crypto-as

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ronan Daly Jermyn has advised Irish-founded startup Wayleadr on a $4 million funding round that will help to expand its footprint in the US and double its workplace globally.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. McCann FitzGerald LLP has advised KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) on the Irish law aspects of their $15 billion take-private acquisition of CyrusOne, believed to be the biggest data ce

Lorcan Moylan Burke, associate at Ronan Daly Jermyn, examines how the German courts have been dealing with an issue so far untested in Ireland – claims for non-material damage under the GDPR. The right to compensation under the GDPR is provided for under Article 82 and is one of the more contr