Law firm ByrneWallace LLP has announced it will recruit 100 staff in areas such as information and data management, cybercrime, tax, and infrastructural development over the next two years.

Feargal Brennan, managing partner at ByrneWallace, said the firm is experiencing strong growth across the board, with consistently strong demand for its advisory and transaction service, and that it plans to double its headcount over the next five years.

"I expect our  current headcount (c 300) to increase to over 600 in the next five years," Brennan said. "Given the depth of our service lines we believe we are well positioned across the markets we serve, and the macro-economic position is likely to remain broadly supportive.  We’re very positive about the future.”

ByrneWallace has also agreed terms to remain at its offices on Harcourt Street on the basis that it will require the entirety of its office space to meet its growth plans.

"The opportunity to stay or go came at an interesting time. With digitisation and new hybrid working arrangements, law firms now need less office space than before so our plans for growth can be accommodated within the 50,000 square feet we now occupy on Harcourt Street," Brennan said.

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"Given local city centre amenities we believe it still makes sense for us to maintain a substantial city centre office location and this location will continue to be an asset when it comes to recruiting new staff and serving our clients."

ByrneWallace employs more than 180 lawyers and other professionals, and the firm has in recent months advised on a number of significant transactions, including the €1bn exit of Mainstream Renewable Power, the €45m sale of AdaptiveMobile Security to Swedish telecoms software firm Inea, and the $200m investment round led by BOND in BrowserStack.

Photo: ByrneWallace managing director Feargal Brennan.