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Arthur Cox
10 EARLSFORT TERRACE
DUBLIN 2
D02 T380
Ireland
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Work Department

Banking and Finance

Position

Phil Cody is a partner in the firm’s Finance Group. 

Phil advises on a broad range of finance and financial services matters. His practice encompasses structured finance, derivatives, debt capital markets, lending transactions (domestic and cross-border, both lender and borrower), financial regulation, and transactions involving investment funds (including fund finance).  Phil is a trusted adviser to many of the leading Irish and international financial institutions on Irish law matters and is a go-to Irish counsel for foreign market participants and law firms.  Phil leads the firm’s derivatives and trading practice and regularly advices on derivatives, repos and securities lending matters and related netting, collateral and regulatory issues.

Education

  • LL B, 2002, Trinity College Dublin
  • Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2006
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England, 2006
  • Member of Law Society of Ireland
  • Member of American Bar Association
  • Member of European American Chamber of Commerce

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Capital markets

Arthur Cox‘s broad practice takes in debt capital markets, structured finance and securitisation work; CLOs are another established area of expertise for the firm. Cormac KissaneAiden Small and Glenn Butt are leading figures in debt matters, while Phil Cody focuses on derivatives work and Peter Murphy is ‘a real star‘ in the space. On the equity side, the firm is well known for its strength in advising on IPOs and listed company restructurings, and has been handling an increased number of de-SPAC transactions. Maura McLaughlin, Cian McCourt, Stephen Ranalow and David Vos are key partners in the equity space, and of counsel Sinéad Crowley ‘inspires confidence and manages transactions with impressive skill‘.