Appointments

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed Leah Deehan as a senior solicitor and Robyn-Dee Herdman as an associate. Ms Deehan joins the firm's private client department, while Ms Herdman joins the corporate and commercial teams.

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed André Vermeulen as director to establish its tax strategy and benefits practice in Ireland. Mr Vermeulen focuses on advising large corporates and multinationals on a wide range of Irish corporate and transactional tax matters, particularly M&A, corporate

Cork solicitor Eamon Harrington has been elected as president of the Law Society of Ireland for 2024/25. Mr Harrington is a senior partner at Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP, with offices in Cork and Dublin.

Former Labour Court chair Kevin Duffy has been appointed as the interim grievance manager for the Defence Forces. Mr Duffy, a qualified barrister, was deputy chair of the Labour Court from 1997 and chair from 2003, retiring in June 2016.

Ogier has appointed structured finance and capital markets expert Richard Kelly to its banking and finance team in Ireland. Mr Kelly advises international and domestic clients on all aspects of debt capital markets transactions.

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed new trainee solicitors Laura Gooding, Sarah Lyle, Thomas Moorehead and Imogen Kelly. Ms Gooding is a legal graduate of the University of East Anglia, while Ms Lyle studied law at Queen's University Belfast and Mr Moorehead and Ms Kelly complet

Niall Cawley has been elected as president of the Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association (DSBA) for 2024/2025.

Dillon Eustace has promoted Shane Harron to partner in the firm's Dublin-based restructuring and insolvency and commercial litigation teams. Mr Harron has over 12 years’ experience advising both private and commercial clients in all aspects of commercial litigation, insolvency, corporate

Barrister Siobhán Caslin has been appointed to the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Ms Caslin, who has over 12 years' experience in public and regulatory law, is one of four new Council members appointed with effect from today until 3 November 2028.

International law firm Clark Hill has appointed Conor Kenny to its transatlantic practice as an international business co-ordinator. Based in Dublin, Mr Kenny will focus on driving European-based business to the US in addition to supporting American organisations expanding into Ireland and Europe.

A former PSNI chief superintendent has been appointed as the new prisoner ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Darrin Jones, who has spent over three decades in policing, takes up office today for a three-year term.

Law student Marwa Zamir has been appointed to the new Young Ireland Advisory Council, which will advise the government on policies that affect children and young people. Ms Zamir is a third-year law student at Maynooth University and was recently named Law Student of the Year at the 2024 Dye & D

TLT has recruited Anna Beggan, former head of employment at Tughans, as legal director in its employment team in Belfast. Ms Beggan brings over 25 years' experience advising a range of employers and businesses across a number of sectors on complex aspects of employment law.

A&L Goodbody has appointed five new partners — four in Dublin and one in Belfast.

Kennedys, which has offices in Dublin and Belfast, has appointed Meg Catalano as the firm’s global managing partner.  Ms Catalano is currently the regional managing partner for the US and a member of the firm’s five-strong executive group, which is responsible for setting and implem