Appointments

Dechert LLP has hired Emmet Quish as a funds partner in its Dublin office. Mr Quish is an experienced funds lawyer with a focus on the structuring, establishment and ongoing compliance for all types of investment funds, including alternative funds and UCITS.

Pictured (L-R): Dario Di Murro, Mary-Louise O’Hagan and Richard O’Sullivan OSM Partners LLP has announced the appointment of Mary-Louise O’Hagan as a partner in the firm’s property team.

Immigration law expert Fiona Hurley has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre. Ms Hurley has served as the NGO's interim CEO since March 2022, having previously managed its legal advocacy service and later its policy and communications service.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has announced the expansion of its dispute resolution team with nine new appointments. As well as last year's promotion of Kerry McCloy to director, the firm has hired Jude Copeland as an associate and Niamh Hughes, Brendan Tabb and Ruaidhrí Groom as

The Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) has announced the appointment of Emily Cunningham as its new legal officer. Ms Cunningham will work closely with new and existing NGOs, community groups and independent law centres to identify areas of unmet legal need, as well as collaborating with the legal

Dublin firm KOD Lyons Solicitors has announced the promotion of Eoghan O'Sullivan to associate. Mr O'Sullivan has practised as part of the human rights firm's criminal defence, juvenile justice and child care law departments since 2017.

Helen Dixon will be appointed as chairperson of an expanded Data Protection Commission (DPC) under new government plans. Ms Dixon, currently the sole commissioner, will be joined by two additional commissioners following a recruitment process which is expected to take around six months.

Lavelle Partners has announced the appointment of two new senior associates and a new solicitor as it expands to meet growing demand. The new senior associates are Fiona Roche in the firm's property team and Caitriona Gahan in the probate, wills and estate planning team.

Ogier Leman has announced the appointment of Dee Murphy as a senior associate in the firm's financial services dispute resolution department. Ms Murphy joins Ogier Leman after nearly 10 years with a commercial law firm in Dublin. She is a graduate of NUI Galway, where she received a BA in legal scie

International financial services law firm Walkers has announced the appointment of two new partners in Ireland. Damien Barnaville has been promoted to partner in the firm's asset management and investment funds group, while Shane Martin has been promoted to partner in the regulatory and risk advisor

ByrneWallace LLP has announced the promotion of five new partners, bringing the number of partners in the firm to 52. The new partners are Alan Doyle in the health and social care team, Aoife Hearne and Bryan O'Gorman in property, Colin Bolger in tax and Eamonn Carey in corporate.

Law student Danielle DerGarabedian has been appointed as editor-in-chief of The College Tribune, the only student-run publication in Ireland which is financially independent of its associated institution. Established in 1989 and now entering its 36th volume, the Tribune is UCD's oldest surviving new

RDJ has expanded its employment practice with the appointment of Sinead Morgan as a senior associate in its Dublin office. Ms Morgan has significant experience providing practical employment advice to employers and HR practitioners on areas such as employee benefits, grievance and disciplinary proce

Dublin firm Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP has announced the appointment of Clodagh O'Hagan as a partner. Ms O'Hagan qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and joined MWM in 2018. She practises in the areas of commercial property, residential conveyancing, wills, probate and administration of estates.

Dublin solicitor Gerry Dunne has joined McGrath McGrane LLP as a consultant. Mr Dunne's appointment follows the dissolution of O'Brien Dunne Solicitors at the end of March, where he had been a founding partner for 20 years.