Meet our team

Orla is a board member of Cairn Homes plc and AsIAm, Ireland’s national autism charity and is a council member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. She also sits on the electoral committee of the Football Association of Ireland.

Orla was, up to 2025, a partner in law firm, Arthur Cox and from 2019 – 2025, she was also Chair of the firm.  As Chair, Orla was responsible for chairing the firm’s board which deals with new partner appointments and other strategic matters for the firm.

Orla’s practice involved advising banks, private equity firms and corporate clients on financing and restructuring transactions, on M&A transactions in the financial services sector and on regulatory issues such as anti-money laundering and compliance with Central Bank regulation.

Prior to being elected Chair, Orla served on the firm’s management committee from 2013 – 2018 and on the firm’s conflicts committee for 10 years.