Appointments

Business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has welcomed eight new solicitors following the completion of their training.

The previous head of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has been named as one of two new appointees to the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc). Emily Logan, who was chief commissioner of the human rights watchdog for five years until 2019, will join former PSNI officer Hugh

McCann FitzGerald has congratulated 15 newly-qualified solicitors on securing permanent positions in the firm following the completion of their training contracts. The firm said: "We are delighted that all 15 of the trainees qualifying have been offered positions in the firm. We wish them every succ

Commercial law firm Philip Lee has retained six newly-qualified solicitors after they completed training with the firm. The new solicitors are Daniel Hanrahan, Ian Hanrahan, Thompson Barry Doherty, Deirdre Brannigan, Andrew Houlihan, Oisín O' Callaghan.

Corporate banking lawyer Davina Saint has been appointed to the board of NAMA. Ms Saint is a senior level banking executive and qualified solicitor, experienced in the structuring and execution of complex corporate finance transactions.

The University of Limerick has announced the promotion of Dr Kathryn O'Sullivan, Dr Laura Cahillane and Dr Susan Leahy to senior lecturers in law. Dr O'Sullivan is an expert in property law and family law, with particular interest in its intersection, family property law.

Arthur Cox LLP has announced the appointment of Ruth Lillis, Niamh McGovern and Sarah McCague as partners with effect from the start of the year. The triple appointment across its aviation and asset finance, infrastructure, construction and utilities and pensions teams boosts the representation of w

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Martin Phelan as head of its new tax team in Dublin. Mr Phelan, who joins from William Fry, is the latest senior hire in the firm's Dublin office following the recruitment of commercial real estate partner Peter McKeever i

Dublin firm Richard Grogan & Associates has announced the appointment of Sorcha Finnegan to lead its personal injury and accident claim practice. Ms Finnegan, who formally joined the firm as a senior associate yesterday, previously spent more than a decade as a partner in a well-known litigation

Business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has hired Orla McCarthy as its new head of human resources in anticipation of growth in 2021 and beyond. Ms McCarthy spent over 20 years working in HR roles in the financial services sector, including roles with Standard Chartered Bank, Davy Stockbrokers and Barcla

Business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has announced the appointment of four new partners. Declan Cunningham, Claire McDermott, Cian O'Leary and John Troute, who span the firm's Dublin and Galway offices, have joined the partnership.

Public sector lawyer Claire Archbold has been appointed as honorary professor of practice in public law at Queen's University Belfast. Professor Archbold returns to the university, having been a former academic, while continuing in her role as deputy departmental solicitor for the Northern Ireland C

Eversheds Sutherland has named five new senior associates and three new associates in Dublin as part of a New Year appointments round. Corporate lawyers Jonathan Ennis, Katie Haberlin and Ryan Duggan have been promoted to senior associate alongside litigation lawyer Aonghus McClafferty and tax lawye

Two Irish-born legal academics, Professor Conor Gearty and Professor Alan Dignam, are to be appointed as honorary Queen's Counsel. The pair, both based in London, are among the six honorary QCs named alongside 116 new QCs in the 2020 appointments round.

Business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has announced the appointment of Caoimhe Heery as an employment partner in Galway. Ms Heery joins the firm from Ronan Daly Jermyn, where she has served as a senior employment associate for over eight years.