Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed ten new partners in its dispute resolution, competition, real estate, corporate, employment, and privacy and data security teams.

John Farrell joins the commercial team and part of the privacy and data security team.

Oliver FitzGerald joins the real estate team.

Brian Johnston becomes a partner on the privacy and data security team.

Tara Kelly is on the competition and antitrust team, focusing on Irish and EU competition law.

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Marcus Kennedy joins the real estate team.

Nick Metcalfe will be on the corporate governance & compliance team.

Alice Murphy joins the corporate charities team.

David Ormsby is a partner on the dispute resolution team.

Sinead Power joins the dispute resolution team.

Paul Rochford is a partner in the employment law team and a member of the education law team.

MHC now has 90 partners and nearly 500 staff in its offices in Dublin, London, New York and San Francisco.

• Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Damian McElholm as a senior associate in its Belfast office. McElholm will join the firm’s banking group, advising on large value and complex banking and finance transactions.

• Hayes Solicitors has announced the appointment of two partners to the firm. Áine Coghill (above, left) has been promoted to partner in the property department, and Katy Meade (above, right) has been promoted to partner in the healthcare department.

Managing partner David Phelan commented: “Áine and Katy are experts in their field and we are delighted to welcome them to the partnership. These promotions highlight the firm’s range of talent, our continued growth in these areas and our commitment to providing a first-rate service to clients.”

Main Photo (l-r): Standing: Paul Rochford, Brian Johnston, John Farrell, Alice Murphy, David Ormsby, Tara Kelly and Oliver FitzGerald. Seated: Sinead Power, managing partner Declan Black, Marcus Kennedy and Nick Metcalfe.