Global law firm Dentons has expanded into the Irish market. Irish lawyers Eavan Saunders and Peter O'Brien will found the office with Ms Saunders becoming managing partner.

As part of its expansion plans, Dentons will be fully operational in Dublin from Q2 and intends to grow the office quickly.

Ms Saunders was previously a senior partner at Irish law firm William Fry as well as at global law firm Ashurst.

Mr O’Brien, who will become chair, is a senior finance and capital markets partner at Matheson who acts for a range of domestic and international financial institutions and has over twenty years’ experie...