Appointments

Prominent Scottish advocate Aidan O'Neill QC has been called to The Bar of Ireland. Mr O'Neill, who is also qualified in England and Wales, is a leading constitutional lawyer in the UK. He has been involved in high-profile Brexit litigation, including the case which led the UK Supreme Court to rule

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Sara O’Reilly as a partner in the firm's financial services team, specialising in investment funds and asset management. Ms O'Reilly has over 16 years' experience practising as an investment funds lawyer, both in-house and in privat

Former director of public prosecutions Barra McGrory QC has been appointed to the board of Na Píobairí Uilleann (NPU), the body promoting all aspects of uilleann piping. His appointment follows a change in the NPU's constitution to provide for membership at board level of "persons who

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of Maeve Williams, James Mulligan, Chris Dickison and Lucy McKee as associates in Belfast. Ms Williams has joined the corporate and commercial team, Ms McKee has joined the finance group and Mr Mulligan and Mr Dickison have joined the property team.

LK Shields partner Jeanne Kelly has been appointed to the board of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. Ms Kelly is a leading IP, technology and privacy lawyer with more than 20 years' experience.

SME-focused solicitor firm Sherwin O'Riordan has announced the appointment of Deirdre Ardagh and Rachel Connolly as partners. Ms Ardagh, a former barrister and a CEDR-accredited mediator with over 10 years' experience, heads the firm's corporate and commercial department.

Barrister Noeleen Healy has been named as the Catherine McGuinness Fellow for 2020/21. The prestigious one-year fellowship programme was established by the Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) in 2015 and has been developed in partnership with The Bar of Ireland and with the support of the Family Lawyer

Solicitor Patricia Ball O’Keeffe has been reappointed to the board of Pobal, a not-for-profit company which works on behalf of the Irish government and the EU. Rural and Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys yesterday announced the appointment of five directors, comprising two new m

Retired solicitor John G Gordon has been appointed as chair of Belfast-based social enterprise NOW Group as it expands south of the border for the first time. NOW Group supports people with learning difficulties and autism into employment, training, and volunteering. As well as directly employing ov

Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has announced the launch of a new Dublin office from which its intellectual property practice will continue its EU trade mark offering after the end of the Brexit transition period. The firm has appointed experienced trade mark attorneys Louise Carey and Alison

Professor Dagmar Schiek has been appointed as the Synnott Family Chair in European Union Law at University College Cork (UCC). The role was created following a €1 million donation from New York lawyer and UCC alumnus Aidan Synnott in 2019, which will also facilitate the creation of a Centre in

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the promotion of five lawyers across a number of its key practice areas. Conor McCrory has been promoted to associate director in the business and private immigration team, while Nathan Campbell and Shane Conlon have been promoted to associate solicitors in the em

Shoosmiths has announced the appointment of M&A specialist Mark Davis as a partner in Belfast. Mr Davis has significant experience in the private equity sector, having worked with a range of clients, including multinational corporates, private equity funds and the offices of wealthy internationa

Carson McDowell has announced eighteen promotions, including ten senior associates and eight associates across its teams.

HHD Solicitors has announced the promotion of John O’Kelly to associate solicitor. Mr O'Kelly graduated from the University of Ulster in 2010 with a 2:1 in Law with Politics and qualified as a solicitor in 2013.