Pre-eminent among Ireland’s law firms, our Banking & Financial Services Group has advised on some of the most complex and significant transactions of recent years
Overview
McCann FitzGerald's Banking & Financial Services Group advises on the full range of banking and financial activities undertaken in Ireland. Our lawyers work on many of the most innovative financing transactions in the Irish market and advise on the most complex regulatory issues. Our London office supports clients engaged in international financing especially in the London market.
Expertise
Our work includes all types of financial transactions and operational issues within the financial markets including:
- Restructuring and workouts including work on financial assets managed by NAMA
- Acquisition finance, real estate finance and other loan finance
- Leasing, aircraft and ship finance and other types of asset financing
- Capital markets including covered bonds, capital securities, private placements, securitisation and other types of bonds and debt instruments
- Structured finance
- Derivatives including ISDA country opinion work
- Project finance including public private partnership and strategic infrastructure
- Tax on financial transactions, both domestic and international
- Regulatory and supervisory issues for banks and other regulated financial institutions
We also act regularly for banks and financial services providers on issues such as regulatory compliance issues, enforcement of guarantees and security, negotiation disputes, employment disputes, restructuring and insolvency issues, breach of confidence and defamation claims and discovery orders and requests from public inquiries.
Directory Comments
Heavily admired by competitors, McCann FitzGerald warrants a tier of its own according to some: "In my mind McCann's are ahead of the rest in terms of the banking space. In terms of quality of the work they do. They've got an awful lot of good people on a lot of good deals,"… "specialisations across the board", International Financial Law Review, 2012
"Banking and finance is a key practice area...it boasts a large team capable of tackling a variety of matters. Its prowess in corporate banking is widely recognised in the market. It has remained busy in the aviation finance area, acting for domestic and international banks as well as aircraft lessors. 'An excellent practice - extremely client-focused and attentive to detail'". Chambers, 2011
"Like many of its peers, McCann FitzGerald has been working alongside its largest banking clients to unravel the myriad legal issues thrown up by NAMA, in particular the transfer of loans to the bad bank. The firm's aviation finance team remains one of 'the leading lights' in the industry'..."the team as a whole is 'very knowledgeable and very responsive'". The Legal 500, 2011
"Superb financing department, very strong in domestic and international work...always very helpful, give concise advice and very commercially aware". "No question, they have a first rate operation, I think they are excellent frankly". International Financial Law Review, 2009 and 2011
McCann FitzGerald is the "gold standard" for banking work, particularly on the aviation side where clients applaud lawyers as "the best in Ireland and top three globally" due to their "complete knowledge". The Legal 500, 2010