Herbert Smith has been named as major projects adviser for Molson Coors as the brewing giant unveils a six-firm UK and Ireland legal panel. The debut panel also includes DLA Piper, Nabarro, McGrigors and Squire Sanders Hammonds, with Beauchamps managing all legal issues in the Republic of Ireland. Legal director and company secretary Sue Albion […]
Eversheds’ Irish funds practice has been hit by the defection of its only partner to Maples and Calder. Stephen Carty, who joined Eversheds O’Donnell Sweeney last April from Dillon Eustace, will join Maples’ Dublin office on 1 March. He leaves behind one associate at Eversheds. The appointment follows the April 2010 hire of Peter Stapleton, […]
Despite the country’s economic malaise, Ireland’s funds industry is at an all-time high. Joanne Harris reports One of Ireland’s greatest unsung successes over the past few years has undoubtedly been the growth of its funds industry. Back in 2000 the assets under management (AUM) of funds domiciled in and administered from Ireland amounted to barely e300m (£253m). By the end […]
Joanne Harris explores the reasons why, despite the economic chaos in the country, Irish lawyers are still optimistic Observers could be forgiven for expecting every tale to come out of Ireland at the moment to be one of doom and gloom. After all, that is the depiction in the mainstream media. But where lawyers are […]
The Bank of Ireland has launched a lawsuit against an Irish lawyer and his wife in a bid to recoup €69.5m in property loans and interest. Brian O’Donnell and his wife Mary Patricia O’Donnell have a substantial international property portfolio including buildings in London, Stockholm and Washington DC as well as Ireland. O’Donnell was managing […]
Irish firm A&L Goodbody has hired Mark Rasdale as a partner in its IP and technology team. Rasdale joins from Matheson Ormsby Prentice, where he was a senior associate. He specialises in technology development and procurement projects. A&L Goodbody managing partner Julian Yarr said the appointment would strengthen the firm’s IP and IT expertise. “This […]
Pressure on Treasury to make procurement process transparent sees go-to firm sidelined Slaughter and May has lost out on the mandate to advise the Government on its £3.2bn loan to Ireland, with Allen & Overy (A&O) securing the deal in a surprise move by the Treasury. Slaughters has been widely seen as having a lock on high-end […]
A&L Goodbody is encouraging its staff to leave early to combat worsening travel conditions, but those ‘on the clock’ must take the time out of their pay or annual leave. In an email sent by head of corporate David Widger to fee-earners in his department those with difficult journeys were urged to leave at a […]
Offshore firm Walkers is expanding its nascent presence in Ireland and is on track to create a further 25 jobs in Dublin by the end of 2010. The firm, which opened in Ireland in October this year, said that after creating 25 positions in this calendar year it plans to it plans to increase its […]
A&L Goodbody, Clifford Chance and Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson have landed the mandates advising private equity house Permira on its acquisition of a majority stake in Irish healthcare equipment manufacturer Creganna. Clifford Chance led the deal for longstanding client Permira, fielding a team fronted by M&A partner Jonny Myers. London competition head Alex Nourry and […]
Offshore firm Walkers has taken three partners from Irish firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP) as it gears up to launch a new office in Dublin. MOP Dublin partners Garry Ferguson, Ken Rush and Paul Farrell are now on gardening leave and will join Walkers in October, November and January respectively. Walkers’ new office is in […]
Offshore firm Walkers is set to launch an office in Dublin, taking three partners from Irish firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP). MOP Dublin partners Garry Ferguson, Ken Rush and Paul Farrell are now on gardening leave and will join Walkers’ new office in October, November and January, respectively. Walkers’ new office is in The Anchorage […]