William Fry announces two partner appointments

William Fry has welcomed Mary Ward and Naoise Harnett as partners in its Banking & Finance and Insurance & Reinsurance teams.

It coincides with the re-appointment of the Dublin-based firm’s managing partner, Bryan Bourke, for a further three-year term, and the appointment of seven new associate solicitors.

Ms Ward advises on a broad range of banking and asset finance transactions, with a particular focus on aviation finance and structured finance. She also advises banks, funders, and corporates on investment and acquisition finance.

Mr Harnett has specialised in insurance and reinsurance law and regulation both non-life and life. He advises clients such as Banco Santander, AXA Life Europe, AXIS, and Beazley.

The seven new associates are:

John Larkin, chairman at William Fry, said: “Following a busy 2016 and with growing demand from our domestic and international clients for quality legal advice, we are delighted to welcome Mary and Naoise to the William Fry partnership. Expansion through internal promotion is essential to our growth strategy. I wish Mary, Naoise and all our new Associates the very best in their new roles across the Firm.

“I also look forward to continuing to work with Bryan in his role as Managing Partner. We are privileged to lead an ambitious and talented partnership focused on delivering the highest quality legal and tax advice to our clients.”