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A&L Goodbody has become the first law firm in Ireland with more than 300 practising solicitors, according to new figures. The firm, led by managing partner Julian Yarr, employed 313 solicitors with practising certificates (PCs) at the end of December 2019, according to yearly figures published b

Global law firm Walkers has announced the appointment of Thomas Leyland as a partner in its insolvency and dispute resolution practice in Dublin. Mr Leyland joins from the London office of a large global law firm where he led the financial markets and commercial disputes group. Prior to that, he tra

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Walkers has acted as Ireland and Cayman Islands counsel to Airborne Capital securitisations worth $637 million.

Walkers has announced a new conservation partnership with The Little Museum of Dublin to help secure the future of the collection. The partnership will see the international law firm's Dublin office sponsor one of the museum's most treasured artefacts, a first English edition of James Joyce’s

Global law firm Walkers has announced the promotion of Eimear Keane, Ian McNamee, Niall Esler and Paddy Rath to partners in Ireland. Ms Keane has been appointed as a partner in investment funds and Mr Esler has been appointed as a partner in the regulatory and risk advisory team, while Mr McNamee an

Photographs by transition year students at CBS Westland Row have been exhibited by global law firm Walkers after running a photography competition for a second year. Walkers staff, family members, and students from local schools in the Dublin Docklands were eligible to enter the "Walkers Stories fro

Lawyers have been encouraged to raise cash for homelessness charities for a 21st consecutive year at the launch of the 2019 Calcutta Run in the Dublin offices of Walkers. The legal fundraiser, organised by the Law Society of Ireland, will see up to 1,500 legal professionals walk, run or cycle to rai

Rosemary Ioannou, managing director at Vannin Capital, and Gavin Smith, partner at Walkers Global, examine the future of litigation funding in Ireland. As matters stand, third party professional litigation funding (PLF) is prohibited under Irish law.