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We recently held an official ribbon cutting ceremony at the new permanent home of the Dublin office at One Park Place. Dublin partners Gayle Bowen, Shane Geraghty, Michelle Lloyd, and Hazel Doyle, as well as Global Managing Chair, Jim Segerdahl, Global Chairman Michael Caccese, EMEA Managing partner Tony Griffiths, and Jonathan Lawrence, were joined by Minister Calleary, the Minister of State for Enterprise, Trade and Employment along with a delegation from the IDA Ireland to officiate the cutting of the ribbon.

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Our London office recently hosted its third annual Luxury and Consumer Goods Summer Panel. Business leaders, in-house legal teams, and innovators from across the luxury, beauty, fashion, homewares, and consumer goods sectors came together to enjoy networking and a panel discussion between London partner Gabriela da Costa, British Beauty Council Founder and CEO Millie Kendall O.B.E and IMAGE Founder and CEO Valerie Keller.

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