Mary Kelleher joins the firm as a consultant in the employment law team and Tim Waghorn joins as an associate on the banking and financial services team.

Patrick Scott and Pauline Foster join as solicitors in the firm’s corporate team and Zoe Kidney, Rebecca Clarke and Deirdre O’Sullivan join as solicitors in the healthcare team.

Managing partner David Phelan said the new hires “reflect our commitment to meeting the business needs of our clients”.

In a video message reflecting on the firm’s growth, he added: “Our corporate department is going from strength to strength. We’ve been involved in a number of transactions over the course of the year, some very high-profile and some still on-going.”