Maples Group Announces Seven Senior Appointments in Ireland
International law firm Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group’s law firm in Ireland, is pleased to announce the appointment of seven senior lawyers to Partner and Of Counsel positions. These appointments form part of wider global promotions totalling 11 Partners and 14 Of Counsel across the Maples Group.
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Richard O’Mahony (Funds & Investment Management) and Una Killeen (Finance) have been promoted to Partner while Ann‑Marie Donovan (Finance), Caitriona Clear (Finance), Colm O’Donoghue (Funds & Investment Management), Nuala Clarke (Funds & Investment Management) and Adam Sinclair (Funds & Investment Management) were promoted to Of Counsel positions. These promotions follow the appointment of Sergey Dolomanov (Funds & Investment Management), who recently joined the firm as a Partner1.
2026 marks a significant milestone for the Maples Group in Ireland as the firm celebrates 20 years in Ireland. The firm has grown from a handful of lawyers in 2006 to become the largest international law firm in Ireland. The Irish office provides a full range of commercial legal services across Corporate; Data, Commercial & Technology; Dispute Resolution & Insolvency; Employment; Finance; Funds & Investment Management; Property & Projects; Financial Services Regulatory; Tax and specialty services including AI Advisory, Digital Assets, Sustainable Finance and Global Registration Services.
Commenting on the appointments, EMEA Regional Managing Partner, Peter Stapleton, said: “Our new appointments in Ireland exemplify the strength of our talent pipeline and our commitment to recognising excellence across the firm. As we celebrate 20 years in Ireland, we are proud to celebrate continuing growth and promoting talent across all levels. We will continue to serve our clients in Ireland and internationally through our innovative use of LegalTech, including generative AI technologies, and expanding an integrated model that pairs a leading law firm with a full-scale financial services business”.
He continued: “We remain hugely committed to Ireland. We recently announced exciting plans to expand our offices, co-locating the entire Maples Group in one landmark headquarters on St Stephen’s Green. This will bring lawyers, financial services professionals and technologists together to enhance collaboration and deliver truly seamless client service. As we continue to combine the promotion of our own people with the addition of the best external hires in the market, we look forward to what they will achieve over the next 20 years”.
2025 was another record-breaking year for the firm in Ireland with key award-winning deals across our practice groups and all-time high headcount numbers.
