Law firm William Fry has announced the appointment of Niamh Dennehy-Maher, as Partner, to the Banking & Finance Department. This senior appointment is part of the Firm’s continued growth in 2015 and William Fry’s ongoing commitment to the development of its market-leading Banking & Finance practice.

Niamh Dennehy-Maher joins William Fry’s London office having worked for a number of years at Slaughter and May and Macfarlanes LLP. Over this time she gained significant experience in the financial services sector with particular focus on secured lending transactions, covering acquisition and leveraged finance, real estate finance and fund finance.

William Fry also announced the appointment of two new associates to the Firms Banking & Finance Department:  Simon O’Neill and Pablo Zaldivar.

Commenting on the new hires, Bryan Bourke, Managing Partner of William Fry said, “I am delighted to announce these new appointments which add further depth to the market leading Banking & Finance team.  Niamh Dennehy-Maher will be one of the seven Partners who lead that Group. Our continued investment in the best people underlines our commitment to the delivery of excellent results for our clients.”

William Fry’s Banking & Finance Department is acknowledged as a leader in the Irish market and provides legal and regulatory advice to domestic and international clients. The Department is consistently ranked in the top tier of Irish advisers for Banking & Financial Services work by leading directories including Chambers Global and the Legal 500 EMEA and was recently awarded a Standout ranking at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards 2015.