Appointments

Dublin-based Leman Solicitors has announced the appointment of Sheila Spokes as a solicitor in the firm's employment team. Ms Spokes graduated from NUI Galway and trained with Eversheds Sutherland prior to her appointment at Leman.

Financial services company FinTrU has announced the appointment of Roli Shaw as general counsel and head of legal. Mr Shaw, previously head of the legal department at Citi's Belfast office, has over 17 years' experience in legal and financial services.

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the promotion of Eoin MacAodha, Julie Galbraith and Peter O'Neill to partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr MacAodha, who has become partner in the firm's litigation practice, has a particular focus on regulatory compliance and white collar crime, as well as exten

Dublin-based commercial law firm Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Marie Kinsella as a partner. Ms Kinsella has specialist expertise in the areas of financial services regulation, healthcare and pharmaceutical law, public and administrative law, criminal investigations, statutory and non-s

Derry-based McCay Solicitors has announced the appointment of Marie-Claire Logue as an associate solicitor in the firm's commercial department. Ms Logue was was previously employed with Pinsent Masons in Belfast and has also worked with major law firms in Sydney and London.

Dublin-based Philip Lee has retained four women as solicitors following the completion of their traineeships with the firm. Megan Gilroy, Rachel McCausland, Margaret O'Leary and Rebecca Clabby started training with the firm in 2016.

Dublin-based Eugene F. Collins has appointed the promotion of Paul Dempsey to partner in the firm's dispute resolution department. Mr Dempsey, previously an associate with the firm, specialises in contractual disputes, shareholder disputes, insurance claims, product liability claims, professional ne

Dublin-based AMOSS Solicitors has welcomed one of its interns, Amy Henry, as a trainee solicitor. Ms Henry joined the firm's insurance defence team as an intern in October 2018 and is now advancing her career with the firm.

Global law firm Dentons has hired William Fry's head of corporate, Shane O'Donnell, as a partner in its new Dublin office. The move comes less than a month after Dentons expanded into Ireland with the appointment of two partners from William Fry and Matheson.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Rachel Stanton and David Brangam as partners in its Dublin office. The firm, which expanded into Ireland in late 2018, said the announcement demonstrates its commitment to expanding its finance, corporate and capital marke

Global law firm Walkers has announced the appointment of Thomas Leyland as a partner in its insolvency and dispute resolution practice in Dublin. Mr Leyland joins from the London office of a large global law firm where he led the financial markets and commercial disputes group. Prior to that, he tra

Cork-based O’Flynn Exhams (OFX) Solicitors has announced the appointment of Elaine O'Flynn and Liam O'Keeffe as solicitors.

LK Shields has welcomed Alice Pelissier, Redmond Arigho and Hugh MacDonagh as associate solicitors following the completion of their traineeships at the firm.

Dr Catherine O'Rourke will take over as director of Ulster University's Transitional Justice Institute later this month. The senior lecturer in human rights and international law succeeds Professor Rory O'Connell at the head of the law-led multidisciplinary research centre, which focuses on "transit

Carson McDowell has announced the promotion of Catherine Carton to partner in the firm's defence insurance team. Ms Carton, who qualified in 1999, specialises in the defence of employer’s liability and public liability claims, with a particular interest in claims arising in the retail, enginee