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Newcomer EY Law poaches McCann Fitzgerald partners as it ramps up expansion

EY Law, led by Alan Murphy, a former managing partner with Eversheds Sutherland, launched in 2021

EY Law has attracted senior lawyers from firms in Dublin as it ramps up its operations here. Picture: JHVEPhoto

Two senior partners in McCann Fitzgerald are departing the firm to join EY Law, a newcomer in the Irish legal services market.

Aidan Lawlor and Conor O’Dwyer, who both specialise in mergers and acquisitions, will be joining EY Law “at a date to be confirmed”, a spokeswoman for the practice confirmed to the Business Post.

Both lawyers have been long-time partners in McCann Fitzgerald, one of the so-called “big six” firms in Dublin. Lawlor joined ...