Mr Fergus Gillen > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

McCann FitzGerald LLP
RIVERSIDE ONE
SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Work Department

Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Derivatives

Position

Fergus focuses on a wide range of debt finance work, with a particular emphasis on debt capital markets (public and private), restructuring, securitisation, structured finance and secured lending transactions. Fergus advises many financial institutions (Irish and international), non-financial corporates and state-owned entities.

Career

Qualified in 1997, admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 1999

Education

Graduate of Trinity College 1994, LLB

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Capital markets

(Hall of Fame)

Fergus GillenMcCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald LLP has a highly developed DCM practice, which is widely respected for its strength in handling covered bonds, green bonds, social bonds, securitisations, and OTC and exchange traded derivatives; the ‘highly impressiveJudith Lawless has established expertise in derivatives matters. Fergus GillenAdrian Farrell and Hugh Beattie have excellent reputations in DCM, securitisation and structured products, and Éamon Ó Cuív, who has returned to Dublin from the London office, garners praise for his ‘meticulous attention to detail‘. Sarah Pickering is a rising star in the debt capital markets space. ECM mandates remain prominent in the group’s workload, and David Byers and Stephen FitzSimons are key figures in equity deals. Gill Lohan is singled out for her expertise in IPOs. Aidan Lawlor and Conor O’Dwyer left the firm in 2024.