Overview
We are recognised as a leading commercial real estate disputes practice with an outstanding reputation for handling all sorts of real estate issues whether complex, high-value, high-profile or discreet. Our emphasis is always on providing pragmatic advice, tailored to specific situations, making us the natural choice for banking, real estate and corporate clients facing possible litigation in relation to real estate issues.
Expertise
Our market-leading practice advises on high-value and complex disputes and undertakes advisory work relating to the use and occupation of land and property. We advise on the full range of real estate related areas, including diputes around landlord and tenant issues, development agreements, land use, title, finance and security. Our clients include developers, owners, financial institutions, hoteliers, retailers and insolvency practitioners. We have real breadth and depth of expertise in the full range of dispute resolution methods and we help our clients to choose alternative means of solving problems in each situation.
Directory Comments
McCann FitzGerald is "very efficient in comparison with other firms" and group head Jim Murphy attracts exemplary praise for his "practical approach to problems" and for "understanding the bigger picture". The Legal 500, 2010
According to clients, McCann FitzGerald's distinguished real estate group is "solid and dependable, and provides an extremely safe pair of hands." Sources confirm that the practice is extensively resourced and able to handle the market's biggest and most high-value mandates. The diversity of the group's client roster is impressive, ranging from corporates and banks to institutional investors and local authorities. Chambers, 2010
This firm has huge depth of experience across all the various practice areas where contentious work is a staple and, with almost 60 lawyers, boasts one of the largest departments in the Irish market. Commentators say: "McCanns is extremely reliable and high quality, and if you are up against it, you have to be on your guard." Chambers, 2010