DLA Piper has taken four partners from some of Ireland's biggest law firms to staff its newly launched Dublin office.

The quartet, who specialise in a variety of practice areas, will work with DLA Piper Ireland manager David Carthy, who joined the firm last year ahead of the official launch of the Dublin base on 1 January this year.

Two of the new partners join from A&L Goodbody – commercial and technology partner Mark Rasdale and employment partner Ciara McLoughlin – alongside Matheson corporate partner Eanna Mellett, who formerly headed up the Irish firm's London office.