In the autumn of 2024, the 20-plus equity partners of Eversheds Sutherland met in secret. At the meeting, the firm’s managing partner Alan Connell and its head of corporate Gerard Ryan outlined a bold plan to merge with William Fry, creating a new legal powerhouse in Ireland. Ryan started his career as a trainee solicitor at William Fry in 1996, around the same time as another young lawyer called Stephen Keogh. Nearly 20 years on, Keogh was managing partner of William Fry. Ryan and Keogh had remained personal friends despite their career paths diverging, and they shared a love of…

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