Ranking tables
Banking & Finance | Global
Ireland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
- Dillon Eustace 13 Years Ranked
- Maples Group 15 Years Ranked
- ByrneWallace LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland
Band 4
- Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP 18 Years Ranked
- Walkers 4 Years Ranked
- AMOSS LLP
- Beauchamps LLP
- RDJ LLP
Eminent Practitioners
- William Carmody Mason Hayes & Curran LLP19 Years Ranked
- Orla O'ConnorArthur Cox
Band 1
Band 2
- Eamon de Valera McCann FitzGerald LLP19 Years Ranked
- Tom Dane McCann FitzGerald LLP9 Years Ranked
- Piaras PowerEversheds Sutherland
Band 3
- Ciarán Rogers A&L Goodbody19 Years Ranked
- Elizabeth Bradley Maples Group10 Years Ranked
- Micheál Grace Mason Hayes & Curran LLP8 Years Ranked
- Neil Campbell Mason Hayes & Curran LLP3 Years Ranked
- Padraic Kinsella William Fry LLP4 Years Ranked
- Sarah Francis Maples Group7 Years Ranked
- Stuart McCarron McCann FitzGerald LLP5 Years Ranked
- Daniel CashmanBeauchamps LLP
- Darragh BlakeEversheds Sutherland
- Kevin LynchArthur Cox
- Libby GarveyTaylor Wessing
- Mark KavanaghByrneWallace LLP
- Rachel StantonSimmons & Simmons LLP
- Steve RodgersEversheds Sutherland
Band 4
- Conor Keaveny Dillon Eustace5 Years Ranked
- David O'Mahony Matheson LLP1 Years Ranked
- Jason Hollis William Fry LLP4 Years Ranked
- Jenny Ahern LK Shields Solicitors LLP7 Years Ranked
- Karol Fox Mason Hayes & Curran LLP4 Years Ranked
- Keith Robinson Dillon Eustace4 Years Ranked
- Michael Hanley Flynn O'Driscoll7 Years Ranked
- Michael Hastings Ken Kennedy Law4 Years Ranked
- Peter O'Brien Dentons10 Years Ranked
- Ray Byrne Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP1 Years Ranked
- Cian FentonRDJ LLP
- David MolloyArthur Cox
- Donal O'DonovanByrneWallace LLP
- Imelda ShielsArthur Cox
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 A&L GoodbodyBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedA&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.1 Matheson LLPBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedMatheson has a formidable reputation in banking and finance. It advises many of Ireland's major retail banks and other financial institutions on all aspects of lending, investment and asset finance matters. The law firm has particular expertise in commercial real estate and development finance. It also assists lenders with the negotiation of bilateral, club deal and syndicated loan facilities. The law firm is regularly active on DCM matters, acting as issuer's counsel on a variety of bond issuances and CLOs as well as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securitisations. Matheson is further recognised as an important presence in aviation finance and has notable additional experience in major financial restructurings.1 McCann FitzGerald LLPBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedMcCann FitzGerald enjoys an impressive corporate banking and asset finance department capable of assisting leading banks and financial institutions with complicated lending mandates. The law firm regularly acts for lender syndicates on the financing of important Dublin real estate developments. The team also advises alternative lenders on the provision of finance in support of M&A transactions. It has a noteworthy DCM practice, with particular expertise in securitisations and the establishment of note programmes. The law firm offers significant experience in green bond issuances as well as asset-backed securitisations. Its strong asset finance practice is particularly focused on the aviation sector.
Band 2
2 Mason Hayes & Curran LLPBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedMason Hayes & Curran has a prominent practice which advises international and domestic lenders on a range of corporate and real estate finance mandates. The team also assists clients with the disposal or acquisition of project finance assets. The department has experience in the coordination of global mandates through which international corporates gain access to loans that are syndicated among Irish and UK lenders. The law firm is also noted for its impressive client list comprising leading domestic banks and corporations.2 William Fry LLPBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedWilliam Fry has an esteemed practice which frequently represents domestic and international financial institutions in bilateral and syndicated finance mandates, including leveraged acquisitions. The team also handles property finance transactions and assists with the restructuring or refinancing of existing corporate debt. The law firm also has demonstrable experience in aviation finance transactions.
Band 3
3 Dillon EustaceBanking & Finance2024 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedDillon Eustace's team offers significant expertise in acting for borrowers and lenders on regulatory matters, corporate finance mandates and loan portfolio securitisations. The practice further assists clients with debt refinancing and represents a number of domestic and international investment funds, banks and real estate investors. Lawyers from the team also regularly advise on development finance matters.3 Maples GroupBanking & Finance2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedMaples has long been a leader in the offshore space. Its Dublin team regularly works alongside colleagues based in the Cayman Islands on major asset finance mandates, representing lessors, airlines and financial institutions. The team also advises on lease-related securitisations and warehouse financings. Beyond these areas, the law firm assists with leveraged and acquisition finance, property and project finance matters, and DCM issuances.
Band 4
4 Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLPBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard maintains a core focus on construction and development finance mandates as part of a wider corporate lending practice. The team acts for leading domestic banks on the financing of social housing projects. Its lawyers represent borrowers as well as banks in debt restructurings and fund raising through the use of convertible loan notes.4 WalkersBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedWalkers is an elite offshore law firm with a widely respected asset finance practice in Dublin. The team acts for lessors, airlines and financial investors on an array of high-value leasing, acquisition and securitisation mandates. Walkers also maintains a highly regarded DCM and structured finance offering, with particular expertise in securitisation transactions, and often assists clients with note issuances and CLO transactions. The law firm also has a growing reputation in the real estate finance sphere.