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With more than 60 highly skilled partners and associates practising Cayman Islands, Irish and British Virgin Islands law, you can be confident that Maples and Calder has the knowledge and experience needed for even the most complex financial transactions, with the resources to meet the toughest deadlines.

Our Irish finance practice is one of the largest dedicated groups of its type in the Irish market. Through acting on award-winning and innovative deals it has continued to move up the Irish law firm finance rankings across the same leading legal directories. The team works closely with our Irish Tax Group to deliver tax efficient and innovative solutions to our clients. 

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Ireland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Maples 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.

Strengths

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Maples Group has strong technical knowledge and provides commercially focused advice.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Maples Group has a great understanding of the law and a real commercial approach.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Maples Group is highly experienced in a range of complex transactions, and is responsive and efficient.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Maples Group has excellent knowledge, a strong team and is very professional.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Maples Group is really commercial and is strong at highlighting key points without getting distracted by immaterial ones.

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Notable Practitioners

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Callaghan Kennedy
2
Callaghan Kennedy
2
Band 2

Callaghan Kennedy regularly assists with bond issuances, CLOs and securitisations. He acts for prominent international financial institutions and multinational corporate clients.

Callaghan Kennedy is very constructive, solution-oriented and a pleasure to deal with.

Callaghan Kennedy is extremely technically competent and practical.

Callaghan Kennedy is extremely responsive. He sees issues quickly, and provides clear and concise advice.

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Mary O'Neill
2
Mary O'Neill
2
Band 2
Mary O'Neill often assists aviation clients with debt financings and asset-backed securitisations.

Mary O'Neill is a highly responsive and experienced aviation lawyer.

Mary is a leading authority in Irish aviation law.

Mary is very knowledgeable and competent in the aviation space.

It is always a pleasure dealing with Mary, who has a great understanding of the aviation finance market.

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Stephen McLoughlin
2
Stephen McLoughlin
2
Band 2
Stephen McLoughlin has notable expertise in structured finance and CLO issuances, acting for many prominent clients.

Stephen is an excellent lawyer and is well respected by our team.

Stephen McLoughlin is super responsive and helpful.

Stephen McLoughlin understands the broader landscape and is great at knowing what we might need to ask but don't know enough to ask.

Stephen McLoughlin is commercially aware and tailors his advice accordingly.

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Sarah Francis
3
Sarah Francis
3
Band 3
Sarah Francis has a broad practice which encompasses a wealth of acquisition finance and development finance matters.
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Joe O'Neill
U
Joe O'Neill
U
Up and Coming

Joe O'Neill is a strong practitioner with excellent experience in structured products and leveraged debt capital markets for both domestic and international banks.

Joe is impressive and very client-friendly.

Joe is a very hands-on partner who will ensure that the deal gets done. He is very approachable and provides pragmatic and commercially sensible advice.

Joe O'Neill is a rising star who is incredibly commercial and pragmatic.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Maples Group

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Ireland

Banking & Finance
Sarah Francis
3
Sarah Francis
3
Band 3
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Banking & Finance: Asset Finance
Mary O'Neill
2
Mary O'Neill
2
Band 2
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Capital Markets: Debt
Callaghan Kennedy
2
Callaghan Kennedy
2
Band 2
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Stephen McLoughlin
2
Stephen McLoughlin
2
Band 2
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Joe O'Neill
U
Joe O'Neill
U
Up and Coming
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Members

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Alma O'Sullivan

Eoin O'Leary

Joe O'Neill

Nichola O'Reilly

Rory Beasley

Stephen Gardiner

Stephen McLoughlin

Stephen McLoughlin

Head of Department

Una Killeen

Vanessa Lawlor

Industries

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Acquisition and Leveraged Financing

Asset Finance

Aviation

Banking

Capital Markets

Debt Listing

Derivatives

Financial Services Regulation

Fund Finance

Insurance Linked Products

Islamic Finance

Structured Finance