Appointments

Barrister Nicole Lappin has been appointed as chair of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) Board. Mrs Lappin, who is qualified north and south of the border but no longer practising, will take up the role from 5 November 2022.

Employment solicitor Máille Brady Bates has joined Facebook owner Meta as lead counsel for labour and employment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ms Bates was previously a senior associate in the employment team at Arthur Cox LLP in Dublin, where she trained and qualified as a so

Stephen Keogh and Darren Lehane SC have been appointed to the board of the Charities Regulator. Mr Keogh is a practising solicitor and the managing partner of Sellors LLP, while Mr Lehane is a senior counsel practising in the areas of public law, commercial law and chancery law.

Fiona Gallagher, partner at Rochford Gallagher & Company LLP, has been elected as president of the Sligo Solicitors Bar Association. She is joined on the new committee by John Anderson of McGovern Walsh & Co Solicitors LLP as secretary, Caroline McLaughlin of Callan Tansey Solicitors LLP as

Arthur Cox LLP has announced the appointment of Deirdre Cummins, Stephen D'Ardis and Ronan Scanlan as new of counsel. Ms Cummins joins the pensions and employment benefits group, Mr D'Ardis joins the insurance group and Mr Scanlan joins the competition and regulated markets group.

Seven lawyers have been elected to the committee of the In-House Lawyers' Group Northern Ireland (IHLGNI) for 2022/23 following its AGM yesterday. The new committee is made up of Ciarán Fegan of Graham Group; Sean Grego of Citibank; Anne MacRandal of Autism Initiatives Group; Julie-Ann McCaff

Les Allamby, former chief commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), has joined JUSTICE as a council member. The UK-wide charity appointed a number of new board and council members following its 65th AGM on Wednesday.

LK Shields Solicitors has appointed Jamie Ritchie as head of its projects and construction team. Mr Ritchie has over 10 years' experience in construction and engineering matters and has played a central role in working with some of the firm's largest domestic and international clients on their infra

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has announced seven promotions following growth across its real estate and construction, banking and financials services, and individual and family life sectors. Leo Morrison has been promoted to senior associate. Working in the criminal defence team, he has exte

Dillon Eustace LLP has appointed Brendan Cunnane, Grace O'Connor and Alanna Hannon as partners across its real estate and asset management and investment funds teams. Mr Cunnane, who has become a partner in the firm's real estate practice, has extensive experience advising on Irish real estate acqui

Insurance specialist firm Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors has recruited Sinéad Ryan as a partner. Ms Ryan joins the Dublin-based firm from DWF, where she was promoted to partner in February this year.

Dillon Eustace LLP has announced the promotion of five solicitors to senior associate and one to associate. Three solicitors — Alex Kennedy, Anna Keohane and Shona Hughes — have been appointed as senior associates in the firm's banking and capital markets team.

Dentons has announced the appointment of Matthew Cahill as a banking and finance partner in Dublin — its second such appointment in just over a month. Mr Cahill joins the firm from William Fry, where he is head of structured finance and securitisation and debt capital markets. The announcement

Meagher Solicitors has appointed two new equity partners, Theresa Howlett and Harriet Meagher. The firm, founded by Paul Meagher in 2004, is a well-established general civil litigation practice based in the IFSC with a specialisation in employment law and defamation law.

Mills Selig continues to grow with the appointment of three new solicitors across its corporate, litigation and climate and energy teams. Two of the appointments are newly qualified solicitors who completed their training contract with Mills Selig: Christopher Fairfield, and Aveen McGahon. Mr Fairfi