Appointments

KPMG Law Ireland director Emma Ritchie has been appointed as KPMG Law's co-head of data, digital and technology law for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMA). Ms Ritchie has been appointed to the international role alongside Noemí Brito Izquierdo from KPMG Spain.

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) has appointed Maria McCloskey as its new executive director. Ms McCloskey was previously director and solicitor at The PILS Project, leading an organisation which seeks to secure improvements in the protection and realisation of human rights and equality in Nor

Hilkka Becker, chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT), has been appointed as an adjunct professor in law at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology. An expert in migration and asylum law, Ms Becker has a distinguished career spanning over 25 years in leadership

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has promoted eight of its solicitors across five legal practice areas. Dispute resolution lawyer Maria McNally, private client lawyer Brid McColgan and commercial real estate lawyer Michael Boyce have been promoted to director, raising the firm's total num

Nine new partners have been appointed at Matheson, with seven promoted internally and two joining the firm. Energy and infrastructure lawyer Owen Collins, commercial litigation and dispute resolution lawyer Aishlinn Gannon, private client lawyer Maeve Lochrie, international business group lawyer Se&

James Colville has been appointed as head of insurance and managing partner in the Dublin office of global legal business DWF. Mr Colville, who will take up both posts in January, brings a wealth of experience, having qualified, trained, and worked in both England and Ireland with firms such as Gree

Callan Tansey partner Caroline McLaughlin has been elected president of the Sligo Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA). Ms McLaughlin is joined on the new committee by Joanne Irwin of Damien Tansey Solicitors LLP as secretary, Noel Kelly of Noel Kelly Solicitors as treasurer, and Carol Ballantyne of Mu

Martina Moran has been elected as president of the Galway Solicitors Bar Association (GSBA) for 2025. A solicitor with Co Galway firm Gearoid Geraghty & Co, she succeeds RDJ senior associate Stephanie Coughlan, who remains on the committee as secretary.

Former Law Society president Michele O'Boyle SC and former Bar Council chairperson Paul McGarry SC are among six new appointments to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA). Tom Boland has been named as chairperson as the government announced six new appointments and two re-appointments to th

Philip Lee has appointed partner Eoghan Doyle as head of corporate and M&A. Mr Doyle succeeds outgoing department head Andreas McConnell, a senior partner at the firm for the past 15 years who remains centrally involved in the business.

McCann FitzGerald lawyer Áine Murphy has been appointed as co-chair of IWIRC Ireland, the networking organisation for women in the insolvency and restructuring industry. Founded in 2021, IWIRC Ireland is open to legal advisers, financial advisers, banking officials, investors, turnaround mana

Clare Downey has been appointed as general counsel and director of legal services at Queen's University Belfast. She brings over 14 years' experience in practice in Northern Ireland, including as group legal counsel for Tayto Group Limited and senior company lawyer for Translink.

Belfast-based Edwards Solicitors has appointed Tabitha McDowell to the new post of chief operating officer. Previously the firm's practice manager, Ms McDowell will lead the firm’s operational strategy, driving the adoption of innovative work practices to enhance both client and employee

Whitney Moore managing partner Emma Richmond has been appointed as chair of the European leadership group at Meritas, a global alliance of independent law firms. Ms Richmond succeeds London lawyer Jonathan Polin of Howard Kennedy LLP in the role.

Investment funds specialist Jennifer Dobbyn has joined Ogier as a partner. Ms Dobbyn advises asset managers, investment firms and financial institutions on the structuring, establishment and ongoing operation of Irish domiciled investment vehicles across a broad range of assets classes and investmen