The firm, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, has over 140 staff across its Dublin, Limerick, Cork and London offices.

Managing partner Harry Fehily said: “Our firm has a long-standing culture of heritage, integrity and quality but also one of innovation. We don’t resist change, we embrace it. The launch of Holmes reflects how we adapt to the needs of our clients, providing a more tailored and specialist level of service.

“The driver for change has been our increasingly strong corporate client base harnessed from our depth of knowledge and experience advising clients within the financial services, insurance, construction, pharma and technology sectors which is very exciting and encouraging.

“Our public sector portfolio has also greatly increased with large universities and city councils among our clients. Whether advising state, semi-state, large scale multinationals or regional stakeholders, we always aim to deliver practical solutions to complex problems. As a firm we are very much focused on continued business growth from these markets.”