Appointments

Belfast-based Diamond Heron Solicitors has announced the appointment of Karen Edwards as a solicitor in the firm's family and matrimonial practice. Ms Edwards brings almost 10 years' experience in the area of family and matrimonial law. She completed her degree in Law with Economics before embarking

Former chief justice Frank Clarke has joined the board of directors of Community Law & Mediation (CLM). The independent community law centre and charity, based in Dublin and Limerick, assists more than 4,000 people every year through its community-based free legal advice, advocacy, mediation and

Alison Kelleher, of Comyn Kelleher Tobin LLP, will this year join the Chambers and Partners ranking as ‘Up and Coming’ in Dispute Resolution – Healthcare Litigation. Ms Kelleher is a partner in the healthcare department at CKT who specialises in the defence of professional and clin

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the appointment of Lee Squires as partner and head of indirect taxes within the firm's tax practice. Mr Squires, previously head of indirect tax at a global law firm in London and head of the indirect tax team at a large advisory firm in Ireland, brings over 15 years'

Cork-based business law firm ReganWall has grown with the appointment of solicitor Deirdre Potenz to its corporate law team. Ms Potenz, who previously trained and practised in a top five Irish law firm, brings considerable experience and knowledge in advising both public and private sector clients o

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