Appointments

Raymond McEntee has been promoted to managing partner of US firm McEntee Law Group. Mr McEntee trained as a solicitor in Dublin before relocating to Chicago in 2014 to join the immigration law firm, which was founded in 2009 by his sister Fiona McEntee.

DLA Piper has appointed Chris Jessup as a partner in the firm's litigation and regulatory practice, specialising in financial services regulation. Mr Jessup will join DLA Piper in May 2025 from A&L Goodbody, where he was a partner and co-head of the fintech group, based in the firm's Belfast off

Squire Patton Boggs has promoted Dublin-based corporate lawyers Nessa McHugh and Ciara Downes. Ms McHugh has been promoted to senior associate while Ms Downes has been promoted to the rank of associate II.

Community Law & Mediation (CLM) has appointed Aoife Kelly-Desmond as its new chief executive officer. Ms Kelly-Desmond previously served as managing solicitor at Mercy Law Resource Centre, an independent law centre which provides free legal advice and representation to individuals experienc

Orla Hubbard and Miah Phelan Sweeny have been appointed as co-chairs of the OUTLaw Network. Founded in 2019, the professional services network is dedicated to promoting and fostering the inclusion of LGBT+ individuals and allies in the legal sector in Ireland.

Arthur Cox has named partner Ailish Finnerty as the firm's next chair. Ms Finnerty will take up the position on 31 March 2025, succeeding Orla O'Connor, who is completing her six-year term as chair.

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm in Ireland, has welcomed a new partner, three of counsel and 14 associates.  Funds and investment management lawyer Richard O'Donoghue has been promoted to partner, while finance lawyers Una Killeen and Rory Beasley and funds and inve

Mulholland Law has announced the appointment of John Walsh to its trial and superior courts section. Mr Walsh previously worked for several years with a leading Dublin criminal defence practice and has extensive expertise in complex criminal litigation having acted for clients before the Central and

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has appointed Gary Adair as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution team. An expert in banking litigation and secured recovery actions, Mr Adair brings over 17 years of experience in insolvency, restructuring, and debt recovery.

Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors has appointed family law specialist Terri McLaughlin as a solicitor in the firm's Derry office. Ms McLaughlin qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in 2019 and brings significant experience in divorce and matrimonial law to the firm.

MHP Sellors managing partner Stephen Keogh has joined University of Limerick's School of Law as an adjunct professor of practice. Mr Keogh brings a wealth of experience and expertise in legal practice in Ireland, including as head of a firm which employs over 50 people at its Limerick and Ennis offi

Belfast-based Phoenix Law has promoted immigration solicitor Sinead Marmion to the position of senior associate. Ms Marmion joined the firm in 2019 and acts in all areas of asylum and immigration law, spanning multiple practice areas including human rights, public law and litigation.

Co Tipperary firm Donal T Ryan Solicitors LLP has promoted Jean Sharkey and Gavin McCarthy to partners in the firm.

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has appointed six long-standing team members as directors in the firm.

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has welcomed nine newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their traineeships with the firm.