Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced a series of appointments to its corporate team in response to increased demand.

Paul McGuickin, Rosanne Brennan and Helen Boyle have been appointed as senior associate, associate and solicitor respectively. Rosaleen Jones has become the team’s new legal secretary.

The appointments bring the total number of lawyers in the corporate team to 20, with five support staff.

Neasa Quigley, joint head of the firm’s corporate team, said: “2017 was a busy year for Carson McDowell’s corporate law team and the first half of 2018 has continued in the same vein.

“We have advised leading Northern Irish businesses and international businesses across a full spectrum of corporate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, corporate finance, joint ventures, group reorganisations and corporate governance.”

Richard Gray, joint head of corporate, added: “In recent years the firm has been at the forefront of some of the most significant corporate transactions across many different sectors in Northern Ireland.

“Continued growth in this area has caused us to expand the team and we are confident that the appointments announced today will further strengthen Carson McDowell’s offering to our clients.”