Matheson LLP has promoted 14 lawyers to become partners across nine different practice areas.

The firm says that the latest appointments bring the total number of partners and tax principals in the firm to 121.

The new partners have already taken up their positions.

Three – Alan Bunbury and Finnbahr Boyle (finance and capital markets) and Ian O'Mara (financial institutions) – are based in Matheson's new London office.

‘Continued growth’

Michael Jackson (managing partner) said: “It is particularly pleasing to see such a large and diverse range of practice areas represented in these appointments, something which reflects the broad sectoral composition of our client base, and the continued growth and success of the firm across all practice areas."

The new partners and their practice areas are:

• Robert Barrett (corporate M&A, small picture, second from left),
• Conor Blennerhassett (corporate energy and infrastructure),
• Finnbahr Boyle (finance and capital markets),
• Gráinne Boyle (international business, small picture, second from right),
• Alan Bunbury (finance and capital markets),
• Michelle Daly (tax),
• Orlaith Finan (asset management),
• Enda Garvey (corporate M&A),
• Eunan Hession (asset management),
• Dara Higgins (tax),
• Aisling Kavanagh (commercial litigation and dispute resolution),
• Robert Maloney Derham (corporate M&A, small picture, extreme right),
• Ian O'Mara (corporate financial institutions, small picture, extreme left), and
• Hilda Wrixon (commercial real estate).

Matheson, headquartered in Dublin, also has offices in Cork, London, New York, San Francisco and Palo Alto.

The firm employs more than 800 people across its six offices – including 121 partners and tax principals, and more than 540 legal, tax, and digital-services professionals.