Appointments

Arthur Cox partner and former head Brian O'Gorman has been appointed by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) as chairperson of its complaints committee. The complaints committee, an independent arm of the ASAI, is responsible for considering and adjudicating on complaints submitted

DWF has expanded its team in Belfast with nine new appointments, including senior associates, associates, solicitors and a paralegal, taking its headcount in Northern Ireland to over 100. Tomás McLaughlin, Aine McGuinness and Kathleen Gillespie have been appointed as senior associates, while

FRKelly partner Shane Smyth has been elected as president of the Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (APTMA) in Ireland for a three-year term. APTMA Ireland represents the interests of all trade mark, patent and design professionals in Ireland and strives to bring recognition to the work

Cork-based O'Flynn Exhams LLP (OFX) has announced the promotion of Cian Duane to a partner in the firm. Mr Duane, who joined OFX in 2017, has extensive experience in advising on all aspects of residential and commercial property, commercial leases and insolvency issues.

Irish lawyer Aedamar Comiskey has been elected as the new senior partner of magic circle firm Linklaters LLP, becoming the first woman to lead the global law firm. London-based Ms Comiskey, who was born in Monaghan and studied law at University College Dublin (UCD), joined Linklaters as a trainee 29

An additional 17 legal and lay members have been appointed to the construction adjudication panel established under the Construction Contracts Act 2013. The appointments bring the total composition of the panel to five barristers, six solicitors, six architects, seven engineers and 12 quantity surve

Former politician Michelle Mulherin has returned to work as a solicitor with Duggan & Barry Solicitors in Castlebar, Co Mayo. Ms Mulherin served as the Fine Gael TD for Mayo from 2011 to 2016, then as a senator nominated by the Taoiseach from 2016 to 2020.

Insurance risk and commercial law specialist BLM has announced three promotions and two new appointments in its Belfast office. Michelle McCullough and Tara McSorley have been promoted to partner and Michelle King has been promoted to associate.

Lisa Broderick, location head of DAC Beachcroft in Dublin, has been elected to the firm's LLP Group Board. Ms Broderick joins Bristol-based partner Marcus Campbell as a member of the firm's senior governing body for the next three years.

Dual qualified Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and solicitor Sinead Dooley has been promoted to tax director at Cahill Taxation Services (CTS). Ms Dooley joined business advisory and tax specialist practice CTS as tax senior in 2010, having previously worked with J.M. Burke Tax Solicitors in Dublin.

Intellectual property law firm Secerna LLP has hired former Accenture in-house counsel Dermot Roche to lead a new European office in Dublin. UK-based Secerna, which marks its tenth year in business this month, is expanding into Dublin to support its continued growth across Europe, the USA and the Fa

Dublin-based Hayes Solicitors LLP has announced the promotion of four new partners. Robbie Slattery and Cian Clinch have become partners in the commercial team, while Conor Morgan and Lyn McCarthy have become partners in the healthcare team.

Legal and medical experts have been appointed to Ireland's first national research ethics committees (NRECs) in the areas of clinical trials of investigational medicinal products (NREC-CT) and clinical investigations of medical devices (NREC-MD). A total of 18 members have been appointed by Health M

William Fry today announced the appointment of two new partners across its Banking & Finance and Technology departments. Louise McNabola has been appointed as a partner in the Banking & Finance Department where she specialises in financial regulation. She has extensive knowledge and experien

McCann FitzGerald has announced the appointment of six new partners, bringing the total number of partners at the all-equity partnership to 80. The new partners are Laura Deignan in aviation finance, Stephen Fuller and John Neeson in corporate and M&A, Niall McDowell in corporate banking, David