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
Arguably “best in Ireland”, McCann FitzGerald has a large and prominent team that is supported by numerous excellent individuals. The Legal 500, 2013
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
McCann FitzGerald remains one of the leading players in banking and finance, and is widely praised for its broad practice and exceptional technical expertise. It is universally regarded as a leading aviation finance practice, with clients and peers alike highlighting its strength in the area. “We have used other firms but always end up back with McCanns as it has fantastic strength and in-depth industry knowledge.” Chambers, 2012
McCann FitzGerald ‘impresses more than any other’, according to one client. It acts for all of the leading Irish banks and does ‘great work, is excellent value and easy to work to work with’. The Legal 500, 2012