Appointments

Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed Naoise Harnett as a partner in the firm's corporate practice in Dublin. Mr Harnett, previously a partner in another International law firm based in Dublin, will join the firm's international insurance sector team, bringing with him more than 15 years’ ex

Construction and insurance law specialist firm Beale & Co has appointed Ciara Keenan to its Dublin office as a disputes and commercial litigation solicitor. Ms Keenan qualified as a solicitor in 2020 and previously worked in a busy commercial firm as a commercial litigation and dispute resolutio

UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed specialist data privacy lawyer Francis Katamba as a partner in the firm. Mr Katamba, who joins the firm from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), is based in Manchester but will support the firm's client base across the UK and Irelan

International law firm DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has welcomed complex injury claims specialist Andrew Burke as a partner in its claims solution group (CSG) practice in Belfast. Mr Burke has been a solicitor at Murphy & O'Rawe since 2000 and was made partner in 2008. Prior to this he was a barrister

Anna Bazarchina BL has been appointed as the Irish representative of the Ukrainian National Bar Association (UNBA). Ms Bazarchina is lead of the Association of Ukrainian Lawyers of Ireland (AULI) and chair of the Ukraine Ireland Legal Alliance.

Arthur Cox has welcomed 44 newly-qualified solicitors as associates in the firm following the completion of their traineeships. The new associates join various practice groups around the firm, with the largest number joining the corporate and M&A team, followed by the finance and litigation, dis

Matheson LLP has appointed Alison Bearpark as a partner in the construction and engineering team within the firm's commercial real estate department. Ms Bearpark, who joins Matheson from another Irish law firm where she was partner, has 15 years’ experience both in Ireland and internationally,

Belfast-based Diamond Heron Solicitors has promoted Cherry Hill to associate solicitor. Ms Hill specialises in property, with experience selling new build properties on behalf of local property developers and acting for private clients in the sale and purchase of residential properties, remortgages,

International law firm K&L Gates LLP has announced three further appointments to its new Dublin office, which was formally launched earlier this month. Áine Ni Rian has joined the firm as a senior associate, while Lucy Deane and Louisa Hayes have joined the firm as associates, all in the

Healthcare lawyer Sinéad Corcoran has been appointed to the Medical Council for a five-year term. Ms Corcoran was appointed by health minister Stephen Donnelly to serve on the regulator until 31 May 2028 following her nomination by the Private Hospitals Association (PHA).

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Tughans has announced four new hires and nine senior promotions, including the appointment of Fiona Kirkpatrick and Kevin Hegarty as partners. Ms Fitzpatrick has been promoted to partner in the estate planning department. Since joining the firm in 2020, she has b

Letterkenny-based Gallagher & Brennan Solicitors will now be known as Gallagher Brennan Ponsonby Solicitors following the promotion of Donna Ponsonby to partner. Ms Ponsonby joined the firm as an assistant solicitor in 2012 prior to being promoted to associate in 2014. She practises in the areas

Dublin-based intellectual property law firm FRKelly has appointed Judy McCullagh as a partner. Ms McCullagh has worked for over 20 years in the IP arena, with the majority of these years spent in the trade mark field. She represents clients before the Irish, UK and EU trade mark offices.

Refugee and migration law expert Professor Cathryn Costello has been appointed as full professor of law at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Professor Costello is currently professor of fundamental rights and co-director of the Centre for Fundamental Rights at the Hertie School in Berlin, and Andrew W.

Nineteen barristers and three solicitors have been granted patents of precedence allowing them to use the title of senior counsel. In contrast to last year, when more women than men were appointed as senior counsel for the first time, less than a third (32 per cent) of this year's appointments are w