Follows similar Irish moves by Hogan Lovells, Ashurst and Dentons
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has joined a growing number of law firms to open offices in Dublin.
A trio of the US player’s London partners will operate from new digs at Fitzwilliam Place in the heart of the Irish capital, it has been reported.
The short hop across the Irish Sea means Cadwalader now once again has a presence in Europe, after it shuttered its Brussels outpost last year. The firm also has offices in New York and Washington, as well as a base in London which opened in 1997.
The Dublin office will initially focus on capital markets transactions and fund formation matters, according to reports.
The move follows a recent flurry of Irish office launches by major firms. As reported by Legal Cheek, Hogan Lovells and Ashurst have both launched Dublin hubs in recent months, while Dentons opened an office in the Irish capital last year. Linklaters is also in negotiations to open in Dublin, which would see it become the first of the magic circle firms to have a base in the Republic of Ireland.
Other big players to open in Ireland in the wake of the Brexit referendum include Dechert, DLA Piper, Fieldfisher and Pinsent Masons.
The office openings come as professional bodies on both sides of the Irish Sea confirmed last month that English solicitors can once again automatically requalify in Ireland without sitting additional exams — a move that re-establishes the arrangement in place prior to Brexit.
