Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Banking & Finance - Ireland
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The calibre of the people in every team at Arthur Cox is really high, and they are always willing to work hard and drag processes across the line.
Arthur Cox distinguishes itself through a combination of deep technical expertise, commercial acumen, and responsiveness.
With Arthur Cox there is no shortage of support.
Arthur Cox provides outstanding attention to detail. The team brings multifaceted professional experience to engagements and is truly a massive asset to clients.
Arthur Cox understands our business, is accessible, seeks to address issues quickly and has good knowledge.
Work Highlights
Arthur Cox assisted Ryanair Holdings with its Irish law governed EUR1.1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility.
Notable practitioners
Aiden is incredibly helpful, responsive and versatile.
Aiden is an exceptional lawyer and a trusted adviser across all Irish matters. He understands our deals intimately, and consistently brings his experience, commerciality and creativity to bear.
Aiden is always a pleasure to work with, providing timely, pragmatic and commercial advice, and he knows the market inside out.
Aiden is a great lawyer to work with, and has an excellent manner with clients.
Aisling Kelly assists clients with the issuance of notes and revolving credit facilities. She has further experience with securitisations and NPL transactions.
Aisling is fantastic and a go-to lawyer for securitisation and portfolio acquisitions in Dublin.
Aisling has an incredible work ethic, a deep understanding of the commercial drivers of transactions and consistently finds solutions for complex issues.
She has an excellent and easy going manner with clients and is able to provide excellent and commercial advice.
Imelda Shiels acts for international lending syndicates on high-value debt facilities, as well as assisting borrowers with refinancing files.
Phil Cody leads the debt capital markets team at Arthur Cox. He possesses an abundance of know-how in the areas of bond offerings and securitisations, acting for issuers, sponsors and managers.
Phil Cody's strategic insight ensures he always knows how to get deals done efficiently, demonstrating unwavering responsiveness and an unparalleled understanding of market expectations.
Phil has an exceptional blend of deep technical expertise and strong commercial acumen, and is known for his pragmatic approach and his ability to provide innovative and creative solutions.
Phil is an excellent lawyer, who provides all of our DCM and structuring advice. He is responsive, pragmatic and across the detail.
Phil is simply one of the best lawyers I've worked with in terms of intelligence, responsiveness and flexibility, and commerciality.
Ruth Lillis is recognised for her aviation finance practice. She is experienced in handling borrower side financings and portfolio acquisitions.
Ruth Lillis is a pleasure to work with and extremely technically competent.
Ruth is really thorough and hard-working, she really gets into the detail and nitty-gritty.
Ruth Lillis is accessible and keen to make sure she understands what we are doing from a business perspective.
Ciara Buckley advises clients from the energy and construction industries on development and project finance matters.
Ciara Buckley is an excellent lawyer in the debt finance market. She is a real innovator who really fights for her clients.
Ciara Buckley is extremely responsive and always ensures top-quality service is delivered.
Ciara stands out for her strong commercial vision and exceptional level of service. She consistently offer strategic, business-minded advice while remaining highly responsive and attentive.



