Appointments

ByrneWallace has announced the appointment of 16 new associates and senior associates within the firm. The internal appointments span a number of key practice areas including banking and finance, employment law, corporate, litigation, property, construction and health services, with a third of those

Telecoms giant BT has announced plans to invest over £2.7 million in a new first-of-its-kind legal hub in Belfast, creating up to 30 commercial lawyer roles over the next four years. Seven lawyers have joined the new BT hub, which will offer efficient, high-quality legal support to BT's corpor

Irish barrister Susan Ahern has been appointed as the first independent judicial chair of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF). Ms Ahern, who has over 20 years' experience in sports law, will assist in the development and ongoing management of the independent judicial processes requi

Healthcare solicitor Aisling Timoney has been appointed as a member of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) for a four-year term. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announced four appointments to the multi-profession health regulator to run until 18 November 2024 following a public

Corporate and commercial law firm Mills Selig has announced the appointment of Chris Guy as managing partner. Mr Guy will take on the firm's leadership from 1 December 2020, taking over from John Kearns, who will stay on as senior partner.

Barrister Killian Flood has become the latest addition to the Irish Legal News team, shortly after our leading legal publication marked its fifth anniversary. Mr Flood will join Andrew McKeown BL in writing regular summaries of judgments from the Irish, Northern Ireland and European courts for the I

Global legal business DWF has announced the recruitment of two newly-qualified solicitors and six trainees in its Belfast office. The firm said its workload has remained high despite the Covid-19 pandemic and home working, driven largely by the needs of its clients in the real estate, construction a

The new Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has been brought into effect with the appointment of its 33 members. The tribunal, established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, was expected to start its work earlier this year but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cork solicitor Dean Cunningham has announced the launch of a new law firm aimed at bringing together expertise in IT, software, entrepreneurship and the law. Mr Cunningham has over 10 years’ experience in the legal, technology and start-up sectors, and considers himself to have an entrepreneur

Global law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Andrew Muckian as a partner in its newly-established Dublin office. Mr Muckian joins the firm from William Fry, where he was formerly head of real estate. Prior to this, he headed the real estate team at Matheson.

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed two recently-qualified solicitors and two new trainees as part of a continued commitment to supporting new legal talent despite economic uncertainty. Newly-qualified solicitors Hayley Cummings and Ross White have joined the firm's corporate law team and

Prominent Limerick solicitor Harry Fehily has been elected as chairman of the University of Limerick Foundation. Mr Fehily, managing partner of Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors, previously served as a board member for a number of years and succeeds Dr Loretta Brennan Glucksman in the role.

An Irish solicitor who is retraining in Canada has joined the Board of the Ireland-Canada Chamber of Commerce Vancouver (ICCCVan). Arthur Cullinan practised as a mergers and acquisitions solicitor in Dublin prior to relocating to Vancouver, where he is now pursuing requalification. He expects to be

Eugene F Collins has announced the reappointment of its managing partner Mark Walsh for a second three-year term. Speaking on his reappointment, Mr Walsh reflected on the ongoing challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the transformation of the legal industry over 2020.

Dublin-based Dillon Solicitors has announced the appointment of Conor White as a solicitor. Mr White graduated from NUI Galway with a Bachelor of Corporate Law (International) and Scotland's Edinburgh University with an LLM in Innovation Technology and the Law.