A&L Goodbody

In a first for any Irish law firm, A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of solicitor Eithne Lynch as a full-time pro bono associate. Ms Lynch joins from the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) and will oversee the firm's pro bono programmes and initiatives, the Irish Independent reports.

A&L Goodbody has been announced as the official sponsor of the world première production of the stage musical version of popular movie Good Vibrations.

The Belfast office of A&L Goodbody assisted Ernst & Young (EY) in successfully executing a takeover rescue deal of the Genesis Crafty bakery. A buyer has now been lined up for McErlain's Bakery in Magherafelt, which will save the company from collapse and save 260 jobs.

A&L Goodbody advised the shareholders of Irish pipe and tobacco manufacturer Kapp & Peterson on the sale of its business lines. US-based Laudisi Enterprises has agreed to purchase the Peterson pipe factory and the Peterson of Dublin shop on Nassau Street.

A&L Goodbody is advising Cushman & Wakefield on its acquisition of Sherry FitzGerald's commercial property business. The global company is buying the remaining 80 per cent stake in the Irish property group's commercial property arm for an undisclosed sum, The Irish Times reports.

Catherine Duffy The aviation and transport finance team at A&L Goodbody has been recognised for their work on Aergo Capital's first asset-backed securitisation.

A&L Goodbody has welcomes the second of three groups of summer interns to the firm for the month of July.

David Berkery A&L Goodbody has appointed David Berkery as a new partner in its aviation and transport finance team.

A&L Goodbody has been named Irish Tax Firm of the Year 2018 at the International Tax Review European Awards ceremony in London.

Pictured (l-r): Michael Neill and Julian Yarr Corporate law firm A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of Michael Neill as head of its Belfast office.

Mark Thompson Over two-thirds of Northern Ireland businesses are concerned about a potential breach of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation in the next year to year-and-a-half, a survey has found.

Stephen Carson A&L Goodbody has been appointed to advise Europe's first independent white-label exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform.

Pictured (l-r): Zara Duffy and Pamela McCreedy from Chartered Accountants Ulster Society, and Michael Neill from A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with Chartered Accountants Ulster Society which will see the law firm support a series of key events and provide webcasts

Pictured (l-r): Julian Yarr and Conor Owens A&L Goodbody has announced the appointment of Conor Owens as a new partner in the firm's construction team in Dublin.

A&L Goodbody marked International Women's Day by hosting a panel discussion on Women in Sport in its offices.