Dublin—Dentons, the world's largest law firm, is pleased to announce the hire of Shane O'Donnell as partner at its new Dublin office. 

Shane joins from William Fry, where he served as Head of Corporate for the last five years, running some of the most complex and big-ticket mandates in the market. Shane also served as Head of William Fry’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness department and brings extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, fundraisings and take-private transactions on behalf of Irish and international clients. 

Eavan Saunders, Managing Partner, Dentons Ireland said: “I’m delighted that Shane is coming on board. Attracting such a high calibre partner demonstrates the ambitions we have for the Dublin office. Shane is an acknowledged leader in his field and will be a tremendous addition to the Dentons offering in Ireland. With genuine leaders as part of our team, Dentons can offer the scale, quality and in-depth sector specialisation that no other firm in Dublin can match. This is the latest edition to our elite team that will offer the highest quality advice in the market."

The hire follows the announcement of Dentons' expansion plans into the Irish market with the appointments of Eavan Saunders and Peter O'Brien as founders.

Dentons' Dublin office will initially focus on transactional work for clients particularly in the financial services, real estate, energy, infrastructure and technology sectors, areas where Dentons has market-leading expertise around the world.

Dentons provides clients with access to more than 10,000 lawyers in 181 locations across 73 countries around the globe. In 2019 the firm won 270 awards – more than any other law firm.

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