Commercial property specialist Sarah Keenan has been promoted to partner in Ogier's Irish real estate team. Ms Keenan advises on all areas of commercial property transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, commercial landlord and tenant law, commercial real estate aspects of corporate transa
Appointments
The Society of Construction Law (SCL) has established a new extended Northern Ireland regional committee comprising Julie-Ann McCaffrey, Claire McCarry, Aaron Moore and James Turner. Ms McCaffrey is head of legal for Greentown, an infrastructure maintenance provider. She is also a member of the Law
Cork-based Cantillons Solicitors has appointed Sarah McNulty and Jean Buttimer as associate solicitors. Ms McNulty has been promoted to associate solicitor in the general litigation team, having completed her traineeship with the firm in 2021.
Well-known Omagh solicitor Paul Colhoun has joined Northern Ireland firm The Law Group.
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Brian Duffy to its Dublin office as counsel in its tax team. Mr Duffy joins from William Fry where he spent over 20 years’ advising domestic and multinational corporations on complex tax matters and successfully navigating tax regulati
Callan Tansey Solicitors has appointed Scarlett Griffin O'Sullivan as a senior associate and head of the firm's Limerick office. The appointment marks Ms O'Sullivan's return to the firm where she originally trained as a solicitor in the mid-2000s.
Business law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has appointed three new partners, a senior associate and four associates. Billy Brick, Laura Melody-Moran and Zoë Mollaghan have been promoted to partner, while Deirdre Walsh has been promoted to senior associate.
Equality law expert Professor Evelyn Collins has been appointed as chair of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland. She previously served as chief executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland from March 2000 to January 2023, overseeing a broad remit under Northern Ireland's equalit
Arthur Cox has announced 11 new senior appointments, comprising five partners, five of counsel and a new legal director. The new partners are Gillian Beechinor in the real estate team, Kylie Dollard in corporate and M&A, Jack Logan in litigation, dispute resolution and investigations, Peter Murp
McCann FitzGerald has promoted seven lawyers to senior associate.
Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has expanded its corporate and commercial team with the appointment of solicitors Adele Patterson and Emma Coey. Ms Coey newly joins the firm, while Ms Patterson has been appointed to the role following her completion of the firm's trainee solicitor progra
LK Shields LLP has welcomed six newly-qualified associate solicitors.
Kane Tuohy LLP has welcomed Kate Marquis as a senior associate in the firm's real estate department. Ms Marquis brings a wealth of experience to the firm with over 20 years’ experience in both commercial and residential property.
Human rights expert Professor Colin Harvey has been appointed to the scientific committee of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Professor Harvey is a director of the Human Rights Centre at Queen's University Belfast and a commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commi
KOD Lyons managing partner John O'Doherty has been elected as vice-chair of the National Gallery of Ireland. Mr O'Doherty, a prominent criminal defence solicitor who also chairs the Law Society's criminal law committee, has served on the National Gallery's board of governors and guardians since 2019