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Full coverage: Legal Services

Homan on change, growth, and consolidation: “Legal, typically, is kind of late to the party”

Fresh from BHSM's merger with OBH Partners, managing partner Mark Homan sits down with The Currency to talk about the firm's business and assess the shifting sands in the legal sector.

Francesca Comyn
8th Dec, 2025 - 6 min read

Flynn O’Driscoll’s latest merger: “You stand still, the world is going to pass you by”

Entrepreneurial by nature, corporate law firm Flynn O'Driscoll has forged growth through shoe-leather networking and strategic alliances. Managing partner James Duggan discusses the latest merger with Vincent & Beatty and the future of the practice.

Francesca Comyn
20th Dec, 2024 - 12 min read

Dublin law firms ByrneWallace and LK Shields to merge

The merger from January will create a new practice Byrne Wallace Shields with over 430 employees. The firms believe integration will enhance their offering to clients.

Francesca Comyn
29th Nov, 2024 - 1 min read

“What I’m doing, I’m finding it very exciting”: Addleshaw Goddard’s big plans for Ireland

Two and half years after international law firm Addleshaw Goddard merged with Dublin practice Eugene F Collins, business at the office is up 45 per cent. Head of Ireland Mark Walsh explains the firm's strategy and where its future focus lies.

Francesca Comyn
7th Oct, 2024 - 9 min read

Staying power: How dealmaker turned leader Stephen Keogh plans to deliver for William Fry

Stephen Keogh is the best M&A lawyer in Dublin, according to Chambers Global. Now he is gearing up to lead William Fry as managing partner. He talks growth, deal value, and how to push the firm to the next level.

Francesca Comyn
15th Aug, 2024 - 11 min read

International law firms transformed the Irish market: Here’s where they got their talent

As a period of flux for the Irish legal services market begins to settle, The Currency looks at how the international entrants set about building their teams.

Francesca Comyn
22nd Apr, 2024 - 8 min read

Irish law firms feel the slow burn of international competition

The Irish legal market is being significantly reshaped by an unprecedented influx of international operators. So, who are they and what will it mean for the established players?

Francesca Comyn
31st Mar, 2021 - 4 min read

“My role is to ensure the effectiveness of the entire team. To be the glue that pieces everything together”

Niamh O'Mara is the latest senior hire for Johnson Hana, which offers legal services with a twist for its lawyers. The newly appointed COO talks about her new role and why she took a chance on an old-friend she met in the King's Inn.

Cait Caden
27th Jul, 2020 - 5 min read

Law under Covid-19: Pay cuts, slashed bonuses and plenty of new opportunities across the legal industry

Pay cuts and slashed bonuses are the order of the day at Ireland's blue-chip law firms. But so is resilience. They survived the last recession. Now they are preparing to weather the uncertain times ahead.

Francesca Comyn
7th May, 2020 - 24 min read

“If you think Ireland is a bunch of semi-redneck lawyers and we’ll come in with our big jazz hands, you are doomed to fail”

Eavan Saunders cut her teeth as a corporate lawyer in an elite London firm. With global giant Dentons, she plans to disrupt the Irish market by building an A-list practice that delivers for business.

Francesca Comyn
11th Mar, 2020 - 21 min read
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