Peter O'Brien > Dentons Ireland LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
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20 KILDARE STREET
DUBLIN 2
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Peter O'Brien
Work Department
Finance
Position
Head of Finance
Career
Peter is Head of Finance in our Dublin Office. An exceptional lawyer, Peter has advised on multiple high-value banking and finance transactions, regularly acting for international and domestic financial institutions in Ireland.
Peter is admitted as a solicitor in both Ireland, England and Wales, and has worked internationally in London, Dubai and Hong Kong. Peter is a frequent invitee and regular speaker on the global finance circuit and is a recognized authority on banking and finance matters.
Peter acts for a range of international and domestic institutions on all aspects of debt financing, including asset finance, fund finance, project finance, leveraged and investment grade finance, acquisition finance, real estate finance and structured finance.
He has acted on some of the most ground-breaking financings in Irish corporate history and has won many awards over the course of his 20-year career.
Memberships
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2004
Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 1998
Education
College of Law, 1996, Diploma in Legal Practice
Pembroke College, University of Oxford, 1994, BCL
University College Cork, 1992, LL.M.
University College Cork, 1991, BCL, (Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Dentons Ireland LLP‘s banking and finance team is led by Peter O’Brien, who chairs the firm’s Dublin office and is a very highly regarded leveraged finance practitioner. The practice is regularly instructed by financial sponsors, international lenders and debt funds, and has a solid track record in handling aviation finance matters. Siobhan Carlin focuses on real estate and development finance, and Matthew Cahill is well known for advising on structured finance and securitisation.