Northern Ireland’s legal market has historically been dominated by Belfast firms such as Carson McDowell, Tughans and Cleaver Fulton Rankin, as well as the Dublin firms with offices north of the border, such as Arthur Cox Belfast  and A&L Goodbody. In recent years, a succession of UK firms have launched bases in Belfast, including Pinsent Masons Belfast LLP , TLT and DAC Beachcroft, while in early 2021, London’s Lewis Silkin completed a merger with local firm Forde Campbell.