by Joe O'Malley , Fergal Mullins, Gill Cotter, Katie Nugent, Michael Kelly, Niamh O’Herlihy, Orla Canavan, Owen Burke, Pamela Fitzpatrick, Patrick Scott May-12-2025 in Healthcare Law, Private Client, Property, Commercial & Business, Corporate, Employment Law
Commenting on the new promotions announced at Hayes solicitors, Joe O’Malley, Managing Partner said: “I’m delighted to announce our new promotions which reflect our continued growth and enhance our delivery of excellent service to our clients. The promoted candidates have demonstrated exceptional commitment and dedication to the firm and its client service delivery and we are so pleased with their achievements.”
Partners:
- Pamela Fitzpatrick
Pamela is a Partner in the Commercial and Business team at Hayes solicitors. She specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution acting for financial institutions, private equity funds, private companies and individuals in a variety of matters including enforcement and recovery actions, landlord and tenant disputes and general litigation cases. Pamela also provides advice on a wide range of commercial and business law matters, including data protection law and the review and drafting of commercial contracts.
- Gill Cotter
Gill is a Partner in the Commercial & Business team at Hayes solicitors. She specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, acting for a variety of private companies and financial institutions in the High Court and Commercial Court. She advises commercial clients on a broad range of matters including contract disputes, insolvency, enforcement and recovery actions, landlord and tenant disputes, and general litigation cases.
- Michael Kelly
Michael is a Partner in the Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution team at Hayes solicitors. He specialises in commercial litigation and insolvency and restructuring. He has acted for a wide variety of State bodies, financial institutions, private entities in a variety of complex commercial disputes, insolvency matters, enforcement and recovery actions. Michael has particular interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution and has concluded many high value disputes by way of mediation.
- Fergal Mullins
Fergal Mullins is a Partner in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors. He primarily advises clinical practitioners, hospitals and indemnity bodies on the defence of clinical negligence claims.
Prior to joining Hayes, Fergal worked in a London firm in the area of clinical negligence.
- Owen Burke
Owen is a Partner Trust and Estate Practitioner and Chartered Tax Adviser in the Private Client team at Hayes solicitors.
He specialises in Wills, Probate, Succession and Tax Planning and Enduring Powers of Attorney. He is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) having come first in Ireland in the Diploma in Trusts and Estates in 2014. He is a member of the STEP Ireland committee and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Probate and Taxation Committee. He qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser in 2018 having completed the Irish Taxation Institute exams. He acts as a consultant to other solicitors’ firms in relation to private client matters.
Senior Associates:
- Niamh O’Herlihy
Niamh is a Senior associate solicitor in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors. Niamh works in healthcare litigation, defending clinical negligence claims against public hospitals and private clinicians.
Prior to joining Hayes, Niamh worked for two leading litigation law firms, gaining extensive experience in the areas of medical negligence, personal injuries and general litigation. Niamh has experience of representing clients in the Circuit Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
- Katie Nugent
Katie is a Senior Associate on the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors.
She specialises in the defence of medical and dental claims taken against both public hospitals and private clinicians. She also tutors at the Law Society and mentors final year TCD students.
- Patrick Scott
Patrick is a Senior associate solicitor in the Corporate team at Hayes solicitors.
Patrick advises on mergers and acquisitions, investments, corporate restructurings, shareholder agreements and other general commercial arrangements. He advises both international and Irish-based companies across a range of sectors including the technology, financial and retail industries, from small start-up companies to large multi-national corporations.
Associate:
- Orla Canavan
Orla is an Associate in the Employment Law team at Hayes solicitors LLP. Orla advises employer and employee clients across a diverse range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Orla has a particular interest in the area of employment equality. She also has experience acting in the defence of High Court claims.
Pictures left to right: Pamela Fitzpatrick, Patrick Scott, Katie Nugent, Orla Canavan, Joe O’Malley, Owen Burke, Gill Cotter, Michael Kelly and Niamh O’Herlihy
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About the Authors
Joe O'Malley
Joe is Managing Partner and Head of the Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution team at Hayes solicitors. He handles a wide variety of commercial disputes involving high value claims, complex issues and voluminous data for financial institutions and corporate clients.
Fergal Mullins
Fergal Mullins is an associate solicitor in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors. He primarily advises clinical practitioners, hospitals and indemnity bodies on the defence of clinical negligence claims. Prior to joining Hayes, Fergal worked in a London firm in the area of clinical negligence, having trained and worked post qualification in a large Dublin firm in the same area.
Gill Cotter
Gill is a senior associate in the Commercial & Business team at Hayes solicitors. She specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, acting for a variety of private companies and financial institutions in the High Court and Commercial Court. She advises commercial clients on a broad range of matters including contract disputes, insolvency, enforcement and recovery actions, landlord and tenant disputes, and general litigation case.
Katie Nugent
Katie is an Associate on the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors.
She specialises in the defence of medical and dental claims taken against both public hospitals and private clinicians. Prior to joining Hayes solicitors, Katie worked for four years in the area of insurance defence litigation with a particular focus on personal injury claims. She also trained in general practice with a particular focus on plaintiff personal injury claims.
Michael Kelly
Michael is an senior associate solicitor in the Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution team at Hayes. He has experience advising commercial clients with respect to a wide variety of issues, in particular restructuring and insolvency cases. He regularly acts for receivers, liquidators and examiners in High Court and Commercial Court proceedings.
Niamh O’Herlihy
Niamh O'Herlihy is an associate solicitor in the Healthcare team at Hayes solicitors. Niamh practices in the defence of medical negligence claims on behalf of public and private healthcare providers.
Orla Canavan
Orla is a solicitor in the Employment Law team at Hayes solicitors LLP. Since qualification in 2020, Orla has advised employer and employee clients across a diverse range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Orla has a particular interest in the area of employment equality. She also has experience acting in the defence of High Court claims.
Owen Burke
Owen is a senior associate solicitor, Trust and Estate Practitioner and Chartered Tax Adviser in the Private Client team at Hayes. He specialises in Wills, Probate, Succession and Tax Planning and Enduring Powers of Attorney. He is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He is also a member of the STEP Ireland committee and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Probate and Taxation Committee.
Pamela Fitzpatrick
Pamela is a senior associate solicitor in the Commercial and Business team at Hayes solicitors. She specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution acting for financial institutions, private equity funds, private companies and individuals in a variety of matters including enforcement and recovery actions, landlord and tenant disputes and general litigation cases. Pamela also provides advice on a wide range of commercial and business law matters, including data protection law and the review and drafting of commercial contracts.
Patrick Scott
Patrick is an associate solicitor in the Corporate team at Hayes solicitors. Patrick advises on mergers and acquisitions, investments, corporate restructurings, shareholder agreements and other general commercial arrangements. He advises both international and Irish-based companies across a range of sectors including the technology, financial and retail industries, from small start-up companies to large multi-national corporations.