Leading commercial law firm Philip Lee (and current Law Firm of the Year), has appointed Marie Kinsella as partner.

Marie has specialist expertise in financial-services regulation, healthcare and pharmaceutical law, public and administrative law, criminal investigations, statutory and non-statutory inquiries, and regulatory.

She has advised on, and represented clients in, high-profile inquiries, including the Commission of Investigation into deaths in Leas Cross Nursing Home, the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, the Portlaoise Inquiry, and the Scally Inquiry.

Tracker-mortgage investigation

More recently, during her time at the Central Bank of Ireland, she was an enforcement manager on the tracker-mortgage investigation.

Managing partner Philip Lee says: “Marie’s addition to the Philip Lee family is significant for two key areas of the firm. Her unrivalled experience in the healthcare sector significantly bolsters our existing team.

“Marie’s experience in financial regulation, and from her time in the Central Bank of Ireland, adds considerable weight to our banking and financial services team.”

Marie qualified as a solicitor in Britain and worked in two leading law firms there, representing numerous NHS hospitals in complex clinical negligence cases. On her return to Ireland in 2004, she advised on healthcare, pharmaceutical, and health-and-safety regulation, prior to joining the enforcement division in the Central Bank.