Appointments

McCann FitzGerald has appointed Bébhinn Bollard, Amy Brick, Jamie McGee and Ruairí Stewart as partners, bringing the firm's total partner count to 84. Ms Bollard, appointed as partner in the commercial litigation team, has extensive experience acting in complex, high-value and cross-bo

William Fry has appointed Michelle Martin, Gerard H. James and Fiachra Cork as partners across its litigation and investigations and corporate/M&A departments as part of a promotions round. The firm has also welcomed Nessa Joyce, Niall Crowley, Nicola Doran and Niamh Cacciato as consultants acro

UK law firm TLT has promoted Nichola Coghlan to managing associate and Orla Kennedy, Niamh McDermott and Patrick McGirr to senior associate in its Belfast office. The four promotions in Belfast form part of a UK-wide promotions round which has seen the firm name 10 new partners, bringing its total n

Belfast-based Wilson Nesbitt has appointed private client and family lawyer Ciara Barlow as a director within the firm. Ms Barlow has extensive experience specialising in divorce, financial settlements, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, adoption, surrogacy and all family-related matters.

Listed law firm Gateley has appointed Ruth Downie as the new legal director for the real estate team based at its Belfast office. Ms Downie brings more than 20 years' experience in real estate to Gateley, specifically working in the industrial, office, retail and leisure sectors providing asset mana

Financial services law expert Professor Alexandros Seretakis has been elected to the Fellowship of Trinity College Dublin. Provost Dr Linda Doyle yesterday announced the election of new Fellows and Scholars to the university, including two honorary Fellows, seven professorial Fellows, 37 new Fellows

Dr Mariana Velasco-Rivera of Maynooth School of Law and Criminology has been elected to the Council of the International Society of Public Law (ICON-S). ICON-S is the world's largest and leading learned society for all areas of public law, and membership on the Council is a position of high distinct

Dublin firms Reddy Charlton LLP and Simon McAleese Solicitors LLP have announced a merger. The merger follows the recent appointment of Simon McAleese as a judge of the Circuit Court.

Paul Kerrigan, general counsel and chief risk officer at Deloitte Ireland, has been appointed to the board of directors of LauraLynn, Ireland's children's hospice. A solicitor with over 15 years' experience in law firms and international and Irish businesses, he is currently responsible for Deloitte

Belfast-based Phoenix Law has promoted Gavin Booth to partner amid an expansion which has also seen the human rights firm hire new managers and grow its footprint. The firm celebrated Mr Booth's promotion, the opening of a brand new 3,000 square foot extension to its Belfast headquarters and the app

Global law firm Dentons has promoted Tom Dalton, Gemma Freeman and Donal Keane to partner in its Dublin office. Mr Dalton has been appointed as a partner in real estate, Ms Freeman as a partner in disputes and Mr Keane as a partner in banking.

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has hired litigation lawyer Lisa Carty as a partner to lead its litigation regulatory and tax offering in Dublin. Ms Carty has over 20 years’ experience advising on a wide range of commercial cases, including contractual disputes, investment disputes, prof

US-headquartered Haynes and Boone LLP has appointed 11 lawyers based in London and Belfast to its investment management practice. Ronan McCann, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast who trained as a solicitor in Belfast and now lives in London, is one of three new partners, along with Karma Samdu

Dublin-based lawyer Alejandro Llosa has been appointed to the board of the Project Arts Centre. A qualified lawyer with more than 17 years' experience, Mr Llosa began his career working for top-tier law firms in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focused on corporate law and M&A.

Warrenpoint-based Rosemary Connolly Employment & Equality Solicitors has promoted Rachel Rice, Leanne Murphy and Emma Sheppard to directors in the firm. Rosemary Connolly, principal solicitor, said: "With the firm celebrating 28 years of continuous growth and progression, I am very happy that Ra