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McCann FitzGerald has partnered with University College Cork (UCC) to introduce a new sustainability-focused curriculum for law students at the university. The programme, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG) and Businesses: Law, Policy and Practice, was established in response to g

The OUTLaw Network will host a networking evening for the Irish legal sector next week to mark LGBT+ History Month. The drinks and canapés event on Thursday 22 February 2024, 6-8pm, will take place at McCann FitzGerald's offices at Riverside One, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin.

McCann FitzGerald has appointed partner Iain Ferguson as head of its investment management group (IMG). Mr Ferguson succeeds Mark White in the role following Mr White's appointment as chair of the firm in November 2023.

McCann FitzGerald has become the new sponsor of a prestigious horse race at this year's Dublin Racing Festival. The firm is sponsoring the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle, which has a prize fund of €150,000 and will take place on 3 February 2024, the first day of the two-day festival.

McCann FitzGerald has promoted seven lawyers to senior associate.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced the appointment of Mark White as chair of the partnership and the promotion of seven of its senior associates to of counsel.

McCann FitzGerald has been appointed by RTÉ to investigate two controversial voluntary exit schemes operated by the broadcaster. The firm has begun work on the review and is expected to present a completed report to RTÉ bosses in September, The Irish Times reports.

The highly anticipated, first of its kind Representative Actions for The Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023 was signed into law by the President on 11 July 20231. The Act marks a significant development in Irish consumer protection law and is particularly notable due to the

McCann FitzGerald partners Lisa Smyth and David O'Dea examine a first-of-its-kind decision by the Irish High Court to appoint an examiner to a company based in Northern Ireland. On 11 July 2023, Mr Justice Michael Quinn delivered his judgment in the matter of Mac-Interiors Limited (High Court Record

McCann FitzGerald LLP has announced a number of new and extended family support policies for its staff of more than 600 people in Ireland. The policies extend the firm's existing supports for maternity, paternity and compassionate leave, and introduce new supports for those undergoing fertility trea

McCann FitzGerald has completed a new certification for advisers supporting derivatives market participants transition from traditional paper-based document negotiation to e-negotiation. The firm is the first in Ireland to be certified as a Silver Tier ISDA Create Certified Partner in the ISDA Creat

McCann FitzGerald LLP welcomed 300 guests to its recent 2023 In-House Counsel Conference in Dublin’s Marker Hotel, which included a series of discussions focused on the theme of "legal practice in an evolving environment". The half-day event was designed to address the key challenges and conce

McCann FitzGerald partners Rosaleen Byrne and Amy Brick and associate Louise Mitchell examine the first CJEU judgment to address the question of non-material damage under Article 82 of the General Data Protection Regulation. As set out in our previous briefing Compensation in Data Breach Claims &nda

McCann FitzGerald LLP has been named as winner in the 'Financial Services Regulatory – Regional Firm' category at the IFLR Europe Awards 2023. The IFLR Awards celebrate legal innovation and showcase transactions that break new legal ground, set precedents and develop the legal environment for

Most Irish organisations believe the GDPR is in need of reform as compliance is too expensive and difficult, according to a survey published by McCann FitzGerald LLP and Mazars. The two companies have published their latest annual survey on the impact and success of the GDPR, which comes five years