Dennis Agnew joins Squire Patton Boggs as Managing Partner of its Dublin office

Dennis Agnew joins Squire Patton Boggs as Managing Partner of its Dublin office

Squire Patton Boggs, one of the top 50 law firms in the United States, will open an office in Dublin next May with the help of Dennis Agnew, a founding partner at Pinsent Masons' Dublin branch.

Earlier this week, it was reported that another founding partner of Pinsents' Dublin office, Gayle Bowen, was leaving to open funds-focused office at K&L Gates.

The opening of Squire's Dublin office, which Agnew will lead as managing partner, has been called a "milestone" in the firm's global expansion by Mark Ruehlmann, Squire's chair, and global CEO.

In 2017, Agnew became a founding partner of Pinsents' Dublin office after moving from local firm Byrne Wallace, where he had also worked as a partner. He specializes in cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions for both industry and private equity.

"Ireland continues to emerge as a significant hub of corporate activity in a post-Brexit world across numerous major sectors of our worldwide practice," said Steve Mahon, global managing partner for clients and strategy at Squire. "With the opening of our Dublin office, we will be able to better serve our clients who are conducting business or making plans to invest in Ireland."

Agnew is anticipated to spearhead the recruitment drive in Dublin when Squire's new office opens at the beginning of next May. The company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, will have its fifteenth European office there. In 2021, it made $1.14 billion in sales and $1.52 million in profit per equity partner, according to law.com.

In the wake of the Brexit vote in 2016, international law firms like Squire and K&L Gates have continued to invest in Ireland's legal market because of the country's position as a centre of commerce in Europe and an English-speaking jurisdiction within the European Union.