Law firm DLA Piper boosts teams with senior appointments

Rita Yachoui, Clara Carroll and Sinéad Reilly take on significant new roles across DLA Piper's legal teams

DLA Piper: Rita Yachoui, Clara Carroll, and Sinéad Reilly.

Law firm DLA Piper has appointed Rita Yachoui as head of operations, Clara Carroll as head of marketing and business development, and Sinéad Reilly as head of knowledge.

The appointments follow continued investment in DLA Piper Ireland, including recent senior appointments and promotions across its legal teams.

Rita Yachoui will lead the firm’s business services functions in Ireland. She joins from EY, where she was director of operations for EY’s tax and law business in Ireland. She previously held senior roles within EY's strategy and transactions practice in Dublin and New York, advising corporate and private equity clients on significant transactions and growth opportunities.

Clara Carroll joins as head of marketing and business development, leading the firm's marketing, communications and business development strategy across Ireland. She brings extensive professional services experience, having held a number of senior leadership roles at EY Ireland, including leading the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme.

Sinéad Reilly leads DLA Piper Ireland's knowledge function, working with lawyers across Ireland and the firm's global network to enhance knowledge sharing, legal learning and the responsible use of legal technology.

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Sinéad held senior knowledge roles at Kennedys, Arthur Cox and William Fry. Most recently, she established and led the knowledge function for Kennedys' Dublin office, embedding knowledge management into day-to-day legal practice and supporting lawyers across the business.

Established in 2019, DLA Piper Ireland has grown into a leading full-service law firm, advising domestic and international clients as part of DLA Piper's global platform across more than 40 countries.