Appointments

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Conor Eastwood to the firm as a paralegal. Mr Eastwood is a recent graduate of the University of Galway School of Law and has a strong interest in personal injury law, particularly in the areas of workplace injury and medical negli

DLA Piper has appointed Elizabeth Bradley as a partner in the firm's Dublin-based finance practice group with effect from January 2025. Ms Bradley joins from the Maples Group, where she was a partner in the firm's banking and finance team for over 10 years.

US law firm Vinson & Elkins has expanded into Ireland with the opening of an office in Dublin city centre. The expansion strengthens the New York-headquartered firm's global presence and aims to enhance its ability to serve clients in the aviation sector.

Patricia MacBride has been appointed as a lay member of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC). Ms MacBride, who was a lay magistrate from 2005 until 2008, has been appointed for a five-year term until 2 September 2029.

Solicitor Rosemarie Hayden has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Women Lawyers' Association (IWLA) for 2024/25. Ms Hayden, who works for the Irish Red Cross, succeeds Aoife McNicholl, who has led the association for the past three years and continues as an ordinary committee member.

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Conor Lynch as partner in its financial services team. Mr Lynch will be based in the firm's London office, where he will play a crucial role in advising both domestic and international banks, as well as financial institutions, on a wide array

ByrneWallace LLP has appointed Suzanne Keenan, Andrew Feighery, Karen Outram and Louise McDarby as partners across its employment law, tax, banking and finance, and health and social care practices. Ms Keenan, who joins the firm as employment law partner, brings a wealth of employment law experience

Global law firm Kennedys has appointed four legal directors and three senior associates in Dublin. Jane Kenneally, Aoife Ryan, Aishling Walsh and Cian McGrath have been promoted from senior associate to legal director.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has appointed John Kearns as partner in the firm's finance team, establishing a structured finance and debt capital markets offering for the first time. Mr Kearns joins Addleshaw Goddard Ireland with extensive finance experience, having spent four years on th

Dillon Eustace has appointed Karl Manweiler as director of innovation and legal technology. With over 20 years of experience in technology at law firms, multinational corporations and public sector, Mr Manweiler brings vast knowledge and experience to this role.

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has welcomed lawyers Eileen McKendry-Gray, Kathryn O'Hagan and Rachel Scroggie to its team. Ms McKendry-Gray joins as a consultant, bringing over a decade of industry experience as a group general counsel and a background with a UK Top 50 regional firm.

Nazia Latif has been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Her appointment by Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn will take effect from 1 September 2024 for a period of three years.

Mairead Holder has been appointed as a commissioner to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). Mrs Holder, a barrister who is the current official solicitor for Northern Ireland, will take up the appointment with effect from 1 September 2024.

Professor Niamh Moloney, an expert in financial markets law, has been appointed to the board of Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland. The new competitive research and innovation funding agency amalgamates and builds on the activities and functions of the Irish Research Council (IRC) and S

Solicitor Ema Cubitt has been appointed as Northern Ireland's first independent autism reviewer. The role will include monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of Northern Ireland's autism strategy and reviewing the adequacy of services provided to autistic people, their families and carers a