Mr Stephen Gardiner > Matheson LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Stephen Gardiner
Work Department
Partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department
Position
Stephen is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department at Matheson.
Stephen advises aircraft lessors, financiers and airlines on the trading, financing, leasing and repossession of aircraft. His practice includes the establishment of corporate structures in Ireland to facilitate the financing and leasing of various asset classes, including aviation, maritime and industrial assets.
Stephen advises some of the world’s largest financial institutions and leading aviation industry participants on a variety of transactions and financing products utilising Irish corporate structures. These include joint ventures, operating leasing, orphan financings, sale and leasebacks, export credit agency supported financings, secured and unsecured lending, EETCs, JOLCOs, ABS and PDP financings, amongst others.
Stephen is recognised as an experienced advisor in airline regulation and aircraft registration in Ireland, and has advised on the establishment of a major international airline in Ireland.
Stephen was named as a key lawyer in transport in Ireland by Legal 500 in 2020 and as a Rising Star by Airfinance Journal in 2019.
Stephen is faculty member on The Law Society of Ireland’s Certificate and Diploma courses in Aviation Leasing and Finance. He is also a licenced private pilot.
Education
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
University College Dublin, Bachelor of Law and French Law
University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, French Law
Law Society of Ireland, Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Transport
(Next Generation Partners)Matheson LLP stands out for its ‘immense strength and depth‘ in the transport sector, with a sizeable cross-departmental group that works alongside the firm’s transportation tax team to advise on aviation, shipping, road and rail matters. The firm houses a particularly strong offering in the aviation sector, where Rory McPhillips, Stuart Kennedy, Yvonne McWeeney and Stephen Gardiner are frequently called upon to handle complex financial transactions in addition to providing M&A and regulatory advice; the team is also experienced in the financing of rail and shipping assets. In the transport infrastructure space, Nicola Dunleavy SC
, Garret Farrelly and Rhona Henry advise on planning and environmental, projects and construction issues, respectively.
Ireland > Asset finance
(Next Generation Partners)Matheson LLP‘s large aviation finance and transportation group is backed by a dedicated asset finance tax team. The department has a strong track record in assisting aircraft lessors and private equity investors with establishing and expanding leasing platforms in Ireland, as well as advising banks, asset managers and financial institutions on cross-border financings involving export credit agencies (ECAs) and development finance institutions (DFIs). Other key drivers of work include handling structured finance and asset-backed securitisations (ABS) within the aviation finance arena, alongside ongoing restructuring issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. Rory McPhillips and Stuart Kennedy jointly head up the practice, in which Yvonne McWeeney, Stephen Gardiner and Maireadh Dale are key names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Asset finance Ireland
- Next Generation Partners Ireland > Transport
- Next Generation Partners Ireland > Asset finance
- Transport Ireland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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