Appointments

Paul C McCarthy SC has been admitted to the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) as a Fellow. The prestigious organisation is a worldwide association of practising lawyers recognised by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law specialists in their respective countries.

Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Lisa Caldwell and Stephen Mathews are joining the statutory body, while Neil Anderson, Duane Farrell, Jarlath Kearney and Carmel McKinney have been reappointed for a further three years.

EY Law Ireland has appointed barrister and former tax appeals commissioner Conor Kennedy as head of its tax strategy and disputes practice. Mr Kennedy will provide EY clients with tax opinions on transactions and also advise on developing the optimum strategy to resolve Revenue-related queries.

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has launched a real estate practice following the appointment of a new senior associate and solicitor. Ciara Christie has joined the firm as a senior associate, having previously worked in a top-tier law firm in Belfast. She has significant property experience, bot

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has appointed Neil Campbell as its new head of financial services. Mr Campbell succeeds Will Carmody, who led the business law firm's financial services team from 2018 until his recent appointment as the firm's managing partner.

RDJ LLP has congratulated six newly-qualified solicitors on the next stage of their careers with the firm. Marie Jennings, Louise Buckley and Mark Costello have all joined the firm's corporate and commercial team as solicitors.

Martyna Brulinska has been promoted to senior associate counsel at healthcare company McKesson Ireland. United Drug, Lloyds Pharmacy, Median Healthcare and TCP Homecare are all subsidiaries of McKesson Ireland, part of the PHOENIX group.

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Ian McFarland as an employment partner based in Belfast. Mr McFarland, previously an employment partner at Elliott Duffy Garrett, brings over 12 years' experience advising and representing clients on all aspects of employment law.

Ropes & Gray has become the latest global law firm to expand into Ireland, with competition law expert Dervla Broderick joining the firm's new Dublin office. Ms Broderick previously worked in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), where she was deputy director for competition

Dublin solicitor Helena Walsh has rejoined Castlebar-based Thomas J Walsh Solicitors. Ms Walsh, who spent the past seven years as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution department of Gore & Grimes LLP, announced on LinkedIn that she was rejoining her family firm.

Holmes has congratulated newly-qualified solicitors Ciara Downes and Melissa Regan on completing their training at the firm. Ms Downes has now joined the firm's commercial team and Ms Regan has joined the financial lines team.

Corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields Solicitors LLP has welcomed Pat Fox back to the firm as a real estate partner. Mr Fox, who was previously a partner in LK Shields from 1998 to 2004, is a real estate and finance specialist with extensive experience acting for developers, funders and purch

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has appointed nine new partners and three new of counsel across its Dublin and Belfast offices.

Waterford-based Nolan Farrell & Goff LLP has appointed David O’Connor, Eoin O’Herlihy and Daniel O’Connell as partners.

Ms Justice Marie Baker has been appointed as chairperson of An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the new statutory electoral watchdog formally established from today. The Supreme Court judge's appointment to the role of chairperson completes An Coimisiún’s seven-person membership, foll