Appointments

Co Mayo firm P. O'Connor & Son has announced the appointment of Gina Mullen and Siobhán Durkan as partners.

Geraldine Hanna, the chief executive of Victim Support NI, has been appointed as the inaugural victims of crime commissioner designate for Northern Ireland. The post was established on a non-statutory basis following a public consultation last year amid concerns that legislating for a statutory comm

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Tara Kelly as head of the firm's competition and antitrust team. Ms Kelly, whose personal practice focuses on merger control and regulatory investigations, will lead a specialised team advising clients on their obligations under Irish and

US law firm Armstrong Teasdale has announced its expansion into Ireland in order to better serve its European clients after Brexit. The new Dublin office, to be headed by partner Daniel O'Connell, will be the firm's 15th office and its second outside the US after London. It will initially focus on c

Northern Ireland's former director of public prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC SC, has joined Red Lion Chambers in London as an associate tenant. Based in Ireland, Mr McGrory brings vast experience to the chambers in the areas of criminal law and public inquiry work.

Belfast-based law firm Tughans has announced the appointment of Julie Huddleston as a partner in its banking team. Ms Huddleston joins Tughans from DWF in Belfast, where she headed up the banking team, bringing 15 years' experience advising on finance and restructuring matters. She joins existing fi

Maples and Calder, the Maples Group's law firm, has announced the promotion of three new partners and two new of counsel in Ireland. Eugene McCormick and Karole Cuddihy have been appointed as partners in the dispute resolution and insolvency practice, while Morgan Pierse has been appointed as a corp

The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) has announced the appointment of South African lawyer Shamika Dwarika as its new pro bono development officer. Ms Dwarika relocated to Ireland to join PILA, a project of legal rights group FLAC, after seven-and-a-half years as regional director of NGO ProBono.

Addleshaw Goddard, which last week completed a merger with Eugene F Collins LLP, has announced the appointment of Eoghan Ó hArgáin, Neil Bourke and Stephen McLoughlin as partners in its Dublin office. The new appointments expand the firm's expertise in key areas of EU, competition and

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of Órlaith Molloy as a partner in its real estate team in Dublin. Ms Molloy previously served as a real estate partner at Arthur Cox, which she joined eight years ago. She specialises in high value commercial real estate acting for inves

New members have been appointed to the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) for a three-year term. Max Murray CBE, who previously spent 37 years working for the Northern Ireland Prison Service and consults for the Council of Europe on criminal justice and prison reform in the Western Balkans,

Leman Solicitors LLP has announced that Stephen O'Connor has been promoted to partner. Mr O'Connor has become a trusted adviser since he joined the firm in 2019. His hard work, dedication and specialist skillset as part of the firm's financial services dispute resolution team has allowed it to expan

The expertise of employment lawyer Richard Grogan has been recognised by UCD Law Society, which has awarded him honorary life membership. In a LinkedIn post, Mr Grogan said: "I am honoured , delighted and humbled that UCD Law Society are awarding me an honorary life membership. Never in my wildest d

Dublin solicitor Lisa McKenna has been elected as a council member of Dublin Chamber. Ms McKenna, principal solicitor of McKenna & Co Solicitors, was nominated by Joanne Hession of LiFT Ireland and Catherine Moroney, head of business banking in AIB.

Global legal business DWF has announced 27 new appointments in Belfast, ranging from trainee to director level.