Two partners made up as part of a 23-strong promotion round in Walkers' Ireland office

Eimear Burbridge (Tax) and Claire Winrow (Asset Management & Investment Funds) have been promoted to the Walkers partnership in its Ireland office, effective 1 July, in a record-breaking promotion round for the firm.  
 
In addition, Clare Mannion (Finance & Capital Markets) has been promoted to Of Counsel and Michael Gallagher (Tax), Demi Mullen (Asset Management & Investment Funds) and Clarissa Shortland (Finance & Capital Markets) to Senior Associate. 
 
Newly promoted partner Eimear Burbridge is a recognised tax expert in the financial services field and has been with Walkers for over 14 years. She specialises in the taxation of financial services transactions, advising across all manner of capital markets, securitisation, investment funds, aircraft financing and insurance linked securities deals.  
 
Claire Winrow further strengthens the partner bench in the firm's leading Asset Management & Investment Funds practice, having practised in London and Dublin for over 14 years. She advises domestic and international asset managers on the structuring, establishment and operation of alternative investment funds (QIAlFs) under Irish law, covering all types of strategies and asset classes. 
 
In the firm's professional services business, Walkers Professional Services (WPS), Sarah Beattie, Iwona Haplin, Linda Galligan, Adithya Sivaraman and Emma Smith have been promoted to Vice President in recognition of their expertise in their respective fields.
 
There were also a number of further promotions in Ireland across WPS as well as the firm's dedicated business services teams.  
 
Jonathan Sheehan, the managing partner of Walkers' Ireland office, said: "We are committed to recognising and developing the talent within our firm and I'm delighted to see the progression of our promoted colleagues across some of our key practice groups, WPS and business services. On behalf of all of the partners at Walkers, I would like to congratulate those promoted this year." 
 
"These promotions and our continued investment in expanding our teams demonstrate the strength of and the confidence we have in our business." 
 
This year's promotion round for the firm is a bold signal of its long-term growth strategy and talent-first culture. It comes as the firm continues to strengthen its global reach to better support clients.