Appointments

Belfast solicitor Trevor Ringland MBE has been appointed by the UK government as the first special envoy to the United States on Northern Ireland. Mr Ringland, a partner at Macaulay & Ritchie Solicitors, will be responsible for promoting Northern Ireland interests across the US, including in the

Professor Grainne McKeever, professor of law and social justice at the University of Ulster, has been appointed to chair an independent review of the discretionary support scheme. Professor McKeever will be joined on the panel by Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, also of University of Ulster; Gerry McConville o

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has welcomed four new paralegals across its civil, criminal and legacy departments. Jack Murphy joined the criminal defence team and will assist in specialist Crown Court, Magistrates' court and Court of Appeal defence cases.

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of seven new of counsel in Dublin. With effect from yesterday, Suzanne Kearney, Gavin McArdle, Ed McDonagh, Andrew O'Connor, Laura Rafferty, Michael Shovlin and Amelia Walsh have been promoted to of counsel.

Ronan Daly Jermyn head Richard Martin has been appointed as a non-executive director of Johnson & Perrott Motor Group. Mr Martin recently commenced his third term as managing partner of RDJ, a position he has held since 2012.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Lisa Connaughton as head of company secretarial operations in Dublin. Ms Connaughton, who joins from Maples Fiduciary Services and has over 15 years' company secretarial, compliance and governance experience, will boost the firm'

Beauchamps chairperson Imelda Reynolds has been appointed as president of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD), the membership body representing directors and business leaders. Ms Reynolds was elected to succeed Harry Lorton at the Institute's AGM last night following the completion of his tw

Corporate banking lawyer Davina Saint has been appointed as chair of the Business to Arts charity.

US-headquartered business immigration law firm Erickson Immigration Group (EIG) has announced its expansion into Ireland with the opening of an office in Dublin. The firm, founded in 1987 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., announced the move alongside plans to expand in

Environmental and planning law specialist Eoin Brady has joined FP Logue Solicitors as a consultant. Mr Brady previously worked as a senior planning lawyer with a leading Irish law firm, as senior solicitor with EirGrid, the the national electricity transmission system operator, and as a State Solic

Legal rights group FLAC has announced the appointment of Danielle Curtis as a legal officer in its Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) project. Ms Curtis will work closely with new and existing NGOs, community groups, and independent law centres to identify areas of unmet legal need, as well as coll

Alternative legal solutions provider Johnson Hana has announced the appointment of Sinead Garnett as director of legal operations and solutions. A qualified solicitor, Ms Garnett trained and practised as a corporate associate at Maples and Calder before moving into the legal technology sector, most

Irish solicitor Robert Burke has been appointed as a partner in Liechtenstein law firm Schurti Partners Rechtsanwälte AG. A graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and the Law Society of Ireland, Mr Burke qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 2006 and practised for several years as

The barrister heading the Central Bank of Ireland's financial conduct operations has been elected as chair of the investment management standing committee of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Derville Rowland, who joined the Central Bank in 2004 and was appointed as director gene

Irish barrister James Bridgeman SC has been appointed as Georgia's first-ever honorary consul in Ireland. Mr Bridgeman, a practising barrister and international arbitrator, is also the chair of the Georgia-Ireland Business Council (GIBC) and an honorary member of the board of the Georgian Internatio