Appointments

A&L Goodbody has appointed three newly-qualified solicitors to its 130-strong team of lawyers and business support professionals in Northern Ireland. Adam Magill, Andrew McClintock and Matthew Nesbitt have been appointed as solicitors in the firm's corporate department, in which they have comple

West Cork firm Hallissey & Partners LLP Solicitors has appointed Kate Hallissey and Julie Gallwey as partners. Ms Hallissey, who joined the firm 15 years ago, works across a number of legal areas, specialising in litigation, including personal injuries, medical negligence, landlord and tenant di

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has promoted Andrea Brennan to partner in its dispute resolution, restructuring and special situations team in Dublin. Ms Brennan advises on high-profile commercial disputes and complex restructuring work, including cross-border restructurings, asset reco

Northern Ireland lawyers Jude Copeland and William Wilson have become 'champions' of legal wellbeing charity LawCare. Champions support LawCare's vision of a legal sector that values good mental health and where people thrive, by committing to work with the charity to raise awareness and generate op

Jim McCooe has been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland for a three-year term. Mr McCooe is currently a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee at Northern Ireland's Department of Health. He is also business improvement director at Healthy Kidz.

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Amy Brady as a solicitor in the firm's personal injury team. Ms Brady qualified as a solicitor in 2021, having graduated from the University of Liverpool with an undergraduate degree in law in 2017.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Anthony O'Hanlon as a partner in the firm's financial services team. With significant experience in asset management, Mr O'Hanlon helps clients seeking to establish and operate regulated funds in Ireland. He also regularly e

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has promoted David McKeating, Jonathan Ennis and Michelle Stewart to partner as part of a spring promotions round. The trio — Mr McKeating in the commercial and pensions team, Mr Ennis in the corporate team and Ms Stewart in the real estate team — wer

Emer Walsh has been promoted to chief legal officer at Gas Networks Ireland. Ms Walsh will be responsible for the leadership and direction of all legal, corporate governance and data protection activities across Gas Networks Ireland, playing a key role in delivering on the organisation’s strat

Crumlin firm Keenan & Co Solicitors has appointed Luke Staines and Donagh Bradley as partners. Criminal defence lawyer Mr Staines joins from Michael J Staines & Company, where has has worked as a solicitor for the past six years.

Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP has promoted Róise Fitzpatrick and Setanta Marley to partner. Mr Marley, a specialist Troubles-related litigator, will head up the firm's specialist conflict litigation department, while Ms Fitzpatrick, a criminal defence practitioner, will lead the firm's summary cri

Fieldfisher Ireland LLP has appointed Jonathan Moore and Johan Verbruggen as partners, bringing its total partner count to 15. Mr Moore joins the firm's planning and environmental practice, while Mr Verbruggen will head up its medical negligence team.

Irish personal injury lawyer John Connellan has joined Australian law firm Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) in Brisbane. Mr Connellan brings over a decade of international experience from Ireland, where he worked in plaintiff litigation, specialising in high-value personal injury cases, including

Taylor Wessing Ireland has appointed Patricia McCarvill as the firm's first dedicated tax partner. Ms McCarvill, who previously co-founded the tax practice at Simmons & Simmons' Dublin office, joins the firm from 15 April 2024 and will establish its new tax practice.

Professor Caroline Fennell, professor emerita of law at University College Cork, has been appointed as chairperson of Cuan. The new statutory agency tasked with tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence was formally opened in February 2024.