Pinsent Masons

Pinsent Masons has grown dramatically in Dublin to reach a headcount of 60 in a year which saw its global turnover rise by four per cent to around €545 million and profit per equity partner total around €600,000. Speaking to Irish Legal News as the multinational firm unveiled its FY20 resu

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Pinsent Masons is set to distribute its scheduled bonuses, The Lawyer reports. The move coincides with the firm's confirmation that it has implemented an 80 per cent working week for employees in its quieter practice areas, with a corresponding “fair and proportionate” decrease in pay.

Pinsent Masons has furloughed some of its non-fee earners in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The firm may also issue guidance on holidays as it looks to avoid mass absences when the lockdown eases.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted three Belfast lawyers to legal directors in its 2020 promotion round. Lisa Early and Michael Hamill have been promoted to director in the corporate team, while Jane Boyd has been promoted to director in banking.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has been recognised as Northern Ireland's top employer for LGBT staff and one of the most LGBT-inclusive workplaces in the UK. The firm is ranked at number four in LGBT charity Stonewall's Top 100 Employers list, which recognises a dozen other law firms across t

Reform of gambling legislation in Northern Ireland is "long overdue", gambling law expert James Griffiths has said. Mr Griffiths, a senior associate at Pinsent Masons in Belfast, has welcomed a consultation launched by the Department for Communities (DfC) on the regulation of gambling.

Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of Danielle McKeefry, Hannah Megarry, Lisa McGrady and Rory Copeland as solicitors following the end of their training contracts in Belfast. Ms McKeefry has joined the corporate team, while Mr Megarry has joined the property team and Ms McGrady has joined

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Property lawyer Katharine Hardie has been appointed head of Pinsent Masons’ Scottish and Northern Ireland operations. Ms Hardie takes over the role of chair of Scotland and Northern Ireland from Richard Masters, 29 years to the day since she joined the firm as a trainee lawyer in 1990. Sh

Belfast artist Mark McGreevy is the latest artist to have his work displayed in the Belfast office of Pinsent Masons under the firm's partnership with contemporary arts venue the MAC. Through the partnership, the MAC presents a series of artworks each year to Pinsent Masons by artists who have forme

Lawyers at Pinsent Masons in Dublin have led a team of colleagues across the international law firm's European network to deliver the acquisition of a family-owned business headquartered in Cork with additional sites in Ireland and the UK. Pinsent Masons acted for Swedish-headquartered AxFlow Holdin

International law firm Pinsent Masons has been recognised as one of the best multinational employers for LGBT+ staff in Stonewall's 2019 Top Global Employers index. The firm is one of 14 organisations to be named in the list that highlights multinational businesses for the progress they have made in

Pinsent Masons has announced the appointment of life sciences and technology litigation specialist Michael Finn as a partner in Dublin. Mr Finn will join the firm from Matheson, where he currently leads its IP disputes group and previously established its life sciences regulatory and litigation prac

International law firm Pinsent Masons has seen a seven per cent rise in global turnover and a slump in profit per equity partner (PEP). Unaudited figures for the year to 30 April, show gross profit increased by 2.5 per cent to £192.4 million while PEP fell for the first time in six years by fi