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Matheson has announced the appointment of 10 new partners across a range of sectors, bringing its total partner count to 96. Half of the newly-appointed partners are women: Grainne Callanan in the corporate team, Geraldine Carr in employment, Yvonne McWeeney in asset finance, Mairéad Ní

Lawyers from Matheson and Herbert Smith Freehills recently addressed businesses on the use of bulk annuities to reduce risk in defined benefit pension schemes. The event, co-hosted by the law firms and consulting firm Mercer, examined how factors including ongoing market volatility, historically low

Matheson recently advised a syndicate of lenders on a landmark transaction which saw an Irish real estate investment trust move to an unsecured debt structure for the first time. Partner Peter O'Brien and senior associate Ross Forde in the firm's finance and capital markets led work on the transacti

Matheson has announced it is partnering with the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland for their 2019 Transatlantic Conference. The conference is Ireland's leading business event focused on the US-Ireland relationship, bringing together US companies investing in Ireland and Irish companies investing

Matheson has congratulated Irish entrepreneur Andrea Doolan on winning a Women Mean Business (WMB) award sponsored by the law firm.

Matheson and UCD Sutherland School of Law have jointly hosted the first Brexit-focused event at the newly-opened UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland. "Cultivating New Opportunities: The Agri-Food and Beverage Perspective on Brexit and China" heard from industry and legal experts, as well as Agricult

Matheson has announced the launch of a new mobile app to aid businesses facing a dawn raid in the investigation of a suspected white collar crime. The Dawn Raid App includes step-by-step guidance for a business experiencing a dawn raid and provides quick access to Matheson lawyers.

Michael Jackson, managing partner of Matheson, addressed over 350 guests from US multinationals at the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland's annual business lunch in Cork. Matheson, which last week opened its first Irish regional office in Cork, sponsored the lunch, which was attended by leading Co

Matheson has announced the establishment of a new office in Cork, marking its first Irish regional office outside of Dublin. The new office, Matheson's sixth worldwide following its recent expansion into San Francisco, will be led by Cork native Gráinne Callanan, senior associate in the firm'

Dublin-based Matheson has been recognised as the top international law firm in the Americas at the International Tax Review's 13th annual Americas Tax Awards. The awards, presented at a ceremony in New York, highlight transactions that break new ground and set market precedents based on a number of

Matheson has announced that it will continue its partnership with The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) for another year. Having commenced in 2015, the successful relationship between the two organisations will focus on ‘Irish Art at IMMA’ over the course of 2018/19.

Lawyers in the private client team at Matheson have joined their colleagues in launching a podcast providing updates on issues impacting private clients. The firm already has an employment law podcast series which has been running since late 2014 and a pensions and benefit law podcast series.

The corporate M&A team at Matheson has advised a US private equity firm and a major US corporation on two transatlantic deals. The firm advised Follett Corporation, the world's largest single source of books, entertainment products, digital content and multi-media for libraries, schools and reta

Matheson has kicked off its first Matheson CoderDojo summer camp, designed for young innovators between the ages of 7 and 13 with a passion for and interest in coding. The camp began yesterday and will run until Friday at Matheson's Dublin headquarters.

Matheson has advised FEXCO and Goodbody on the proposed acquisition of Goodbody Stockbrokers by a Chinese consortium led by the Zhongze Group. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close by the end of the year and will see the consortium take 100 per cent ownership