Appointments

Will Carmody has been named as the new managing partner of Mason Hayes & Curran, taking the reins from Declan Black on 1 January 2023. Mr Carmody joined the firm in 2002 and has been head of its financial services department since 2018 and a member of its senior management group since 2020. He a

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has appointed three new partners and promoted 14 lawyers to the position of senior associate. The appointment of Sarah Cochrane as a partner in the employment team, Cathal O'Neill as a partner in the defence insurance division and Francesca Lowry as a healthcare partner

Law firm Browne Jacobson has appointed Mike Rebeiro, a digital disruption expert, as a strategic advisor to its IP and technology team in the UK and Ireland. Mr Rebeiro is a former global head of technology and innovation at Norton Rose Fulbright and brings 28 years' experience advising British and

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed IP litigation specialist Michael Finn as a partner in the firm’s intellectual property practice in Ireland. Mr Finn will join the firm on 3 January 2023 from Pinsent Masons, where he was a partner in the IP and commercial litigation team.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has appointed five new trainee solicitors in its latest trainee recruitment round. The intake includes three former paralegals from its team — Ashleigh Wilson, Melissa Ruddock and Laura Armstrong — in addition to newcomers Kaitlyn McCaw and Hannah

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Brian Archer as its president for 2023. Mr Archer is joined in the presidential team by senior vice president Brigid Napier, junior vice president Darren Toombs and chief executive David A. Lavery CB.

A&L Goodbody LLP has appointed Jill Shaw to the new, senior position of ESG and sustainability lead. Working alongside the partners on ALG's ESG and sustainability group, Ms Shaw will co-ordinate and support ALG's lawyers as they help clients navigate the rapidly changing environmental, social a

Coleraine-based Turley Legal has welcomed a new legal counsel, trainee solicitor and paralegal. Amy McIlhagga, a barrister, has joined the corporate law firm as legal counsel. She has specific expertise in a wide range of litigation areas ranging from employment matters to family and civil law, with

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has expanded with the appointment of Jenna Curran as a solicitor. Ms Curran has extensive experience in litigation, having spent over 12 years helping injury victims recover compensation.

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed the appointment of director Stuart Sproule. Mr Sproule joins the firm from Danske Bank, where he spent four years as its in-house legal counsel.

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has appointed Mark Ellis as a partner in its commercial & technology group. Mr Ellis advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of technology, intellectual property, privacy and data protection related law. His practice at ALG has a particular focus on t

Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Lev Gantly as a partner and head of its energy practice. An experienced transactional lawyer with a focus on renewable energy projects, the broader energy transition and sectoral decarbonisation, he specialises in renewable energy project investment,

  Pictured (left–right): Shannon Clarke, Rachael Gamble, Brendan Martyn, Gerald Bradley, Anna McClimonds

Simmons & Simmons has announced financial markets partner, Rachel Stanton, as new country head of its Irish office, with effect from 1 January 2023. The news comes after outgoing country head, Fionán Breathnach, announced his decision to retire from legal practice next year.

Hayes solicitors LLP has appointed Liam Moloney as a partner in the firm's commercial property team. Mr Moloney brings nearly three decades of experience in all aspects of commercial and business transactions.