The appointments - eight internal promotions and one external hire - bring the total number of partners and tax principals at the firm to 128, reflecting the firm’s continued investment in its client service capabilities.
As trusted advisors for complex, high-impact matters, the new appointments reinforce Matheson’s strength across a wide range of practice areas, including: Asset Management; Commercial Real Estate; Construction; Employment; Energy; Finance and Capital Markets; Healthcare; Restructuring and insolvency; and Tax.
The new partners and their practice areas are:
- Rachel Barry (Employment);
- Paula Collins (Healthcare);
- Anna Crowley (Tax);
- Maeve Delargy (Energy);
- Andrew Dixon (Finance and Capital Markets);
- Laura James (Commercial Real Estate);
- Shane Kennedy (Asset Management);
- Mary Elizabeth Mahony (Construction); and
- Kathryn Rice (Restructuring / Insolvency).
Matheson Managing Partner, Darren Maher said; “The promotion of eight talented colleagues, alongside one strategic external hire, demonstrates our commitment to bringing the best expertise to our clients. These appointments span nine distinct practice areas, reflecting the breadth and depth of our client service capability and our sector specific expertise. They reinforce our position as trusted advisers on the most complex, high-impact matters.”
“As we begin 2026, I am confident that this investment in our partnership will ensure Matheson continues to deliver the expert, commercial advice that our internationally-focused clients require in today's rapidly evolving business environment.”
These partner appointments follow the recent additions to the partnership from other large law firms of Brian Butterwick into Matheson’s Corporate M&A team and of Marie McGinley, who also became Head of Matheson’s Technology and Innovation Group from 1 January
