International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed three new partners at its Dublin office.

The three lateral hires by the global law firm are in the areas of financial services, real estate, and energy and projects and they join the team at its Windmill Lane offices.

The three new partners are Ann Lalor, Garrett Monaghan, and Kevin Collins.

Lalor was previously with Whitney Moore and has extensive experience acting for Irish and international banks and financial institutions, mezzanine lenders, private funders and corporate borrowers in the real estate and construction, transport, retail, natural resources and energy sectors.

Monaghan comes on board from DWF, and was previously with Arthur Cox, bringing experience in the energy, projects and project finance sectors. He has particular expertise in the development, acquisition and financing of renewables with extensive energy trading experience. 

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Collins joins from Eversheds Sutherland and will work on developing the property and real estate practice. He has experience in both national and international firms with a focus on commercial property.

Dublin office chief Gayle Bowen  (pictured) said: "The rate at which we are growing our team with highly skilled, sector-focused, senior lawyers is a further signal of our ambition in Ireland. 

“When we launched in Dublin, the initial focus was on the financial services and technology sectors. Our latest hires broaden our local offering to all five of the firm's global sectors, building out our financial services capability and bolstering our international sectoral bench strength.

“Since our launch we have quickly gathered momentum. I'm delighted to welcome our new colleagues to the team as they become part of delivering our vision to become an international market leader in our global sectors."