International law firm Bird & Bird hired IT/IP lawyer Deirdre Kilroy and data protection lawyer Anna Morgan to launch its Dublin office in June 2022. In December 2022, the firm hired IP litigator Michael Finn and noted its "ambitious three-year growth plan... to expand the team to at least 30 lawyers, including five partners". Ann Henry joined in 2024 as a partner.
In December 2022, the firm strengthened its IP team by hiring IP litigator Michael Finn as a partner. Finn joined from Pinsent Masons. In 2024, the firm hired another Pinsent Masons IP partner, Ann Henry.