Appointments

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of Emma Rooney as an associate director. Ms Rooney will drive the firm's continued growth in the areas of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, her areas of specialism.

Rob Haniver has joined EY Law Ireland as associate partner for technology and commercial law. Adding to the team’s existing expertise in real estate, employment and corporate M&A law, Mr Haniver's practice will focus on data protection, privacy and security, internet and consumer laws, eme

Five new partners have joined A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) across its Dublin and Belfast offices. The appointments of Michelle Daly, Deirdre Geraghty, Laura Kennedy, Eugenée Mulhern and Ciaran O'Shiel were announced last year and came into effect at the start of the month.

Ordained lawyer Reverend Robert Marshall has been appointed as diocesan and provincial registrar in the Church of Ireland's United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. The provincial and diocesan registrar is part of the legal team of the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough and of the wider Pro

Irish solicitor Claire O'Brien has been appointed as lead commercial counsel at Dublin-headquartered fintech company Wayflyer. Wayflyer, with offices in the US and across the EU, provides a range of financing and market analytics tools designed to equip eCommerce businesses with the working capital

Corporate law firm Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Leonora Mullett as a partner in its planning and environmental department. Ms Mullett has extensive knowledge of planning and environmental law, local government law, litigation, dispute resolution and public law, with significant experi

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Richard Armstrong and Chris Fullerton as corporate and commercial partners in Belfast. Mr Armstrong and Mr Fullerton have both worked at the firm for almost a decade, providing legal counsel to a range of clients in Northern Ireland, throughout the UK and

Belfast solicitor Ruaidhrí Austin has been elected as chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) at its AGM yesterday. Mr Austin, of specialist insurance law firm Lacey Solicitors, succeeds William Nugent of Thompson Crooks, who remains on the committee.

Irish lawyer Úna Butler has been appointed as a member of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Ms Butler has served as director of legal services and general counsel at the CCPC since 2014, establishing the CCPC's legal services division and overseeing legal advice acros

Irish lawyer David Berkery has joined US law firm Vinson & Elkins as a partner in its new aviation finance practice. Mr Berkery, who joins from A&L Goodbody, will remain based in Dublin while forming part of a new group based in the firm's New York office.

Sligo-based Callan Tansey LLP has announced the opening of a new office in Limerick, headed up by senior associate Janet Keane. Ms Keane, a native of Limerick and a graduate of the University of Limerick, has 14 years' experience in medical negligence and personal injury litigation.

Beauchamps has announced the appointment of five new partners. The new partners are Jeanne-Marie Moriarty in the financial services and regulation team, Fiona O'Connell in commercial litigation, Simon Murphy in insolvency and restructuring, Conor McEvoy in commercial property and housing and Domhnai

Employment law specialist firm Lewis Silkin has announced the appointment of two new associates in its Dublin and Belfast offices. Laura Ensor, formerly of Matheson, has been appointed a senior associate in Dublin and Jack Balmer, formerly of Tughans, has joined as an associate in Belfast.

Corporate law firm Philip Lee has announced the promotion of Inez Cullen to partner in its corporate team. With wide ranging transactional experience across various sectors, Ms Cullen represents clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, fundraisings, AIM admissio

UK law firm TLT has announced the appointment of Caroline MacLaughlin as a banking and finance partner in Belfast. Joining from Cleaver Fulton Rankin, Ms MacLaughlin specialises in all types of corporate finance, with a particular focus on the real estate, energy and financial services sectors.