Philip Lee promotes four to partner
Philip Lee has promoted Laura Mullen, Cian Moriarty, Brendan O’Connor and Hugo Grattirola to partners in the firm.
Projects and construction partner Ms Mullen works in a range of practice areas including PPP projects, construction, public procurement law and procurement litigation.
She has advised on some of the most significant infrastructure developments in Ireland over recent years and has advised public and private sector clients on all aspects of public procurement law.
Real estate partner Mr O’Connor represents institutional investors, developers, lenders, semi state bodies, private corporates and individuals in all areas of commercial and residential real estate.
M&A and corporate transactions, technology and privacy partner Mr Grattirola has experience in advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital transactions and company reorganisations. He also specialises in technology matters such as AI and privacy/data protection.
He is one of the few lawyers in Ireland with a dual French and Irish qualification. He leads the firm’s French desk and works with French-speaking clients looking to set up or expand in Ireland.
Employment partner Mr Moriarty has acted for a large number of employers and employees, in both the private and public sectors, on employment law matters both contentious and non-contentious. He also advises in the area of immigration and regularly assists employers in bringing their employees to Ireland.
He is the vice-chairperson of the Law Society’s guidance and ethics committee and regularly lectures at the Law Society.
Commenting on the appointments, managing partner Jonathan Kelly said: “I am especially proud of this year’s round of partner promotions. One of the aims of our strategy has been to grow the firm organically. Each of these new partners has been with the firm for most or all of their career and has thrived within their practice area.
“We are committed to maintaining an environment in which talent can flourish and all of our people can enjoy working together to provide a first-class service to our clients.”