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Trainee solicitors from Belfast firm Tughans and Dublin firm William Fry met in Dublin last week for the latest event in their joint learning programme. The programme included a session led by Rachel Hayes, partner in Technology at William Fry, and Laura Casey, senior associate in the firm's technol

The High Court has refused to set aside an ex parte order giving effect to a request for assistance (Letters Rogatory) received from the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Florida Court). The Order gave effect to a request from the Florida Court that the applicant be examin

William Fry advised founder David Hall on the sale of a 75 per cent stake in Lifeline Ambulance Service Limited, Ireland's largest private ambulance service, to Health Transportation Group, S.L.U.

Half of Ireland’s large employers are expected to require employees to attend the office for a fixed number of days by 2027, as businesses move away from unrestricted flexibility towards a more structured hybrid working model, according to new research from William Fry LLP (William Fry).

William Fry Tax Advisors has been awarded Ireland Indirect Tax Firm of the Year at the International Tax Review (ITR) EMEA Tax Awards 2026. The award was presented at a gala ceremony held in London on 17 September. The award recognises William Fry Tax Advisors' indirect tax practice and acknowledges

William Fry has appointed Cormac McGrady as a partner in its corporate / M&A department.  Mr McGrady trained at William Fry and spent two years in its corporate / M&A department before moving to London where he worked as a private equity lawyer with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & J

William Fry has appointed Donal O'Byrne as a partner in its investment funds team, based in the firm's Cork office.  Mr O’Byrne joins the firm from Matheson, where he spent more than 18 years, most recently as a partner in its asset management department. A financial services lawyer, he a

William Fry has appointed Maebh Doyle as a partner in its banking & finance team. A dual-qualified solicitor in Ireland and in England and Wales, she brings more than a decade of experience advising investment banks, investment managers, credit institutions, private equity funds, debt funds and

William Fry has advised M&G Real Estate, one of the world’s largest real estate investment managers, on the completion of the acquisition of a prime portfolio of six operational multi-family PRS assets in Dublin.

William Fry has appointed Dr Eva Barrett as consultant in its energy & infrastructure group, bringing additional EU and Irish energy regulatory expertise to the firm's energy, climate and environmental law practice. Dr Barrett joins from Solar Ireland, where she was director of policy and regula

Ireland has emerged as Europe’s leading destination for AI and technology investment, but significant AI readiness gap is emerging across Irish business, despite Ireland’s leading position as a global technology hub, according to the third William Fry Technology Report, launched today at

William Fry LLP has won two awards at the Managing IP Awards 2026.  The firm was awarded ‘Irish Trademark Disputes Firm of the Year’, for the fourth year running and ‘Europe Cross-Border Patent Litigation Team of the Year’, for its work on the landmark Moderna (BioNTech/

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of three new partners: Adele Hall, Gavin White and James Cotter. Ms Hall has been promoted to partner in the firm’s litigation & investigations department. She advises Irish and international clients on complex commercial litigation, regulatory

William Fry is advising the State on the sale of its latest remaining shareholding in an Irish bank, expected to net €931 million for the State. Austrian bank BAWAG P.S.K. is proposing to acquire the entire issued share capital of Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc for €1.6 billion.

Jarleth Heneghan, a partner in William Fry’s projects and construction practice, has been recognised at the Lexology Client Choice Awards in London for a third year running. Mr Heneghan has been named the exclusive 2026 Client Choice Award winner for Construction in Ireland – the third c