William Fry is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Partners: Adele Hall (Litigation & Investigations), Gavin White (Corporate / M&A) and James Cotter (Corporate / M&A).
Adele Hall has been promoted to Partner in the Firm’s Litigation & Investigations department. Adele advises Irish and international clients on complex commercial litigation, regulatory and investigative matters, contentious privacy and data protection issues and defamation and reputation management. She regularly acts for clients on high value and strategically significant disputes and complex regulatory processes. Adele has significant experience advising on sensitive investigations across regulatory and non-regulatory contexts. Adele is consistently recognised in the Legal 500 for her technical expertise, responsiveness and her thorough, client focused approach.
Gavin White has been promoted to Partner in the Firm’s Corporate / M&A department. Gavin advises Irish and international clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, equity fundraisings, joint ventures and corporate reorganisations. He has extensive experience advising leading Irish and international businesses on complex and high value transactions and providing general corporate advice across a range of sectors.
James Cotter has been promoted to Partner in the Firm’s Corporate / M&A department. James advises on complex domestic and cross border corporate transactions, including public and private company M&A, corporate reorganisations and mobility transactions. He has built significant experience working with listed companies on a range of equity capital markets and other strategic transactions as well as corporate governance advisory matters. James also advises the Firm’s multinational clients expanding into Ireland whether by acquisition, investment or setting up operations in Ireland.
Commenting on the new appointments, Stephen Keogh, Managing Partner of William Fry, said: “I am delighted to announce these new appointments. Adele, Gavin and James are all trusted legal advisers whose expertise, commitment and client‑focused approach are highly valued by our clients and colleagues alike. Their promotions are testament to their hard work, collegiality and dedication to client service. These appointments demonstrate the Firm’s unwavering commitment to developing and attracting the best legal and tax talent in the market.”
Left to right: Gavin White, Liam McCabe (Chairman), Adele Hall, Stephen Keogh (Managing Partner) and James Cotter.
