Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of six new partners in the firm’s Dublin office across a range of departments.

Patrick Horan has been appointed partner in the competition and regulated markets team, while Deirdre O’Mahony has been appointed partner in the litigation and dispute resolution team.

Maeve Moran and Michael Coyle both join the corporate M&A team as partners, and Deirdre Sheehan and Darragh Geraghty join the commercial property team and the finance team respectively.

Commenting on the appointments, Brian O’Gorman, managing partner at Arthur Cox, said: “The appointments reflect the growth of the firm in key areas over the past 12 months. It also demonstrates the firm’s continued commitment to developing our lawyers and nurturing talent to ensure continuing high levels of expertise and client service.”