Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 1
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Provided by A&L Goodbody
A&L Goodbody’s Finance Department is a market leader in Ireland having played a defining role in the transformational change of the Irish banking sector over the last decade. Our team is the largest in Ireland with more than 45 lawyers, including 17 partners, in our Dublin, London, Belfast and New York offices. Our finance practice encompasses five key areas and our lawyers deliver a seamless and integrated approach across all of these areas to advise on and deliver a full range of domestic and international finance transactions.
The current market conditions often require the Group to give innovative and sophisticated advice on complex debt restructuring, refinancing and enforcement. The firm’s 4 partner Restructuring and Insolvency team works closely with the finance team to deliver practical, commercial results for our clients.
The firm's market leading Legal Project Management Group, works very closely with the Finance team in relation to efficient, cost effective and on-time delivery of client mandates.
The Group advises all of the significant domestic Irish and Northern Irish banks, NAMA, many of the world's international banks, leading financial institutions and major corporates active in Ireland on a wide range of issues.
Chambers Review
A&L Goodbody's outstanding finance practice is capable of assisting multinational and domestic banks with the full spectrum of banking and DCM mandates. On the DCM side, the law firm represents both issuers and underwriters in note issuances as well as asset-backed securitisations and RMBS transactions. The law firm has a standout asset finance team which is adept at handling warehouse facilities and PDP financing deals for clients in the aviation sector. It is well versed in high-value debt restructuring and refinancing.
Work Highlights
- A&L Goodbody represented Bank of Ireland in its disposal of a portfolio of Irish non-performing loans.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A&L Goodbody is one of the top law firms in Ireland."
"The department has a lot of experience in lots of different types of transactions, so they are familiar with the big structured deals, which makes it easy to incorporate the team into those matters, because they already understand the different pieces. There is always confidence in getting a deal across the line when working with the team."
"The team has a number of people that it can call upon, but the advice is truly partner-led. The service levels are very good and it is something that the law firm takes great care with."
"The law firm has a broad team which is responsive."
"A&L is a knowledgeable and experienced law firm whose depth of expertise is strong."
"A&L Goodbody is one of the top law firms in Ireland."
"The department has a lot of experience in lots of different types of transactions, so they are familiar with the big structured deals, which makes it easy to incorporate the team into those matters, because they already understand the different pieces. There is always confidence in getting a deal across the line when working with the team."
"The team has a number of people that it can call upon, but the advice is truly partner-led. The service levels are very good and it is something that the law firm takes great care with."
"The law firm has a broad team which is responsive."
"A&L is a knowledgeable and experienced law firm whose depth of expertise is strong."
Notable Practitioners
The market-leading Marie O'Brien acts for prominent international lenders on the financing of aircraft acquisitions and shipbuilding contracts. She also assists borrowers with the cross-border financing of asset acquisitions.
Peter Walker is a prominent figure in the DCM market, frequently acting on cross-border mandates. His expertise extends to RMBS transactions, CLO notes and ETPs.
Séamus Ó Cróinín has proven capabilities in a wide range of finance mandates including acquisition financing and asset-backed securitisations. He has experience acting for financial institutions as lenders and corporate clients as borrowers.
"Séamus Ó Cróinín is a brilliant and very commercial lawyer."
"Séamus has unparalleled client service levels and manages the responsiveness of his team very well on large transactions. He has an excellent sense of where the crunch point will be for the counterparty as well as the client, which means that the correct degree of risk and also reward is possible from the transaction."
Ciarán Rogers has a strong reputation in the market for his capabilities in both banking and DCM matters. He advises key clients on a broad range of issues, including the negotiation of facilities agreements and securitisations.
"Ciarán has an unruffled style combined with a deep market awareness and tons of experience, and seeks out the practical and commercial solutions that gets the client out of a tight spot."
Jack Sheehy assists with a variety of securitisations and other high-value DCM matters.
"Jack Sheehy is excellent in securitisations and structured finance."
Ranked Lawyers at
A&L Goodbody
Ireland
Members
Provided by A&L Goodbody
Head of Department
David Berkery
Jack Sheehy
John Dallas
Kevin Feeney
Niamh McMahon
Peter Murray
Ross Moore
Sinead O'Connor