‘Fully resourced team at all levels which is key for large scale / time sensitive transactions. Collaborate well across internal departments. Excellent availability of key individuals on transactions. Fees appropriate to transaction and no unmerited variations.’

‘Robbie O’Driscoll was excellent throughout the number of transactions we completed – always available, maintained calm and did all that was necessary to get transactions completed. His support team maintained these standards. ’

‘The partners have a great perspective on the work and the world. They are super informed about what is going on in the industry. They are hugely professional, practical and supportive. The firm is able to call on a wide variety of expertise.’

‘Peter Murray and Niamh McMahon have an in depth understanding of the work, the law and the art of negotiation. They are prompt, practical and a joy to work with.’

‘Proactive, commercial and very well informed on deal structuring, conditionality and covenant packages, particularly for larger, complex multi-banked transactions.’

‘Responsive, commercial and understand what their clients are trying to achieve. Work to this agenda and drive transactions forward and to completion.’

‘Seamus Ó’Cróinín uses astute interventions and draws on all his commercial negotiating experience to find solutions to both legal and regulatory issues. He also remains calm and unruffled. Lisa Tait is measured and relentless in her efforts to progress a transaction with the pace that clients require. Really good calm manner and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘I have had several experiences working with Arthur Cox during my career and I have always found them excellent to deal with. The depth of skill within their teams ensures you always feel comfortable. They are also a very personable and fun team to work with.’

‘We have dealt for many years with Grainne Hennessy who set the standards the others could only aspire to. In recent years we have have worked Imelda Shiels who is is certainly cut from the same cloth. She is responsive, technically excellent, always pleasant to deal with. She is very commercial and consistently provides outstanding customer service.’

‘Kevin Lynch is our long-standing partner in the firm. A highly respected individual in Dublin legal and finance circles. Well regarded for his ability to cut through the “waffle” and keep matters moving when deals go slow. A problem-solver rather than a problem-maker and always very commercial when overcoming hurdles.’

‘Darragh Geraghty and Ben Rayner provide excellent technical / legal skills, commercial judgement, responsiveness, and the ability to manage personalities. ’

‘We have largely worked with Ruth Lillis, partner in the finance group. Ruth has been an outstanding partner to us. Her counsel is both thoughful and commercial which we value greatly.’

‘My experience of the Arthur Cox Banking and Finance Team is very positive. I would describe the team as highly knowledgeable, professional, responsive and courteous to deal with. I particularly appreciate the continuity of the personnel on the team and their institutional knowledge of our loan agreements and guarantee agreements and their wider banking and finance knowledge.

‘Ciara Buckley has always offered excellent service as banking partner to our firm. She makes complex matters appear straightforward and is a real problem solver. She is extremely prompt in addressing tasks or matters as they arise.’

‘I work with Neil Campbell regularly and find him to be very commercial and practical in the advice that he provides. Irene Nic Charthaigh is always available and very thorough in the advice that she provides.’

‘To date, I have mostly dealt with Karol Fox who is very knowledgeable in the Banking Sector. Karol is very approachable, easily contactable and always willing to help and go the extra mile for his clients. Overall I have always had an excellent experience dealing with MHC and Karol and his team in particular.’

‘Cathy Grant, in particular, is a firm favourite. She has unrivalled expertise and knowledge of cross-border financings. She delivers superb quality of work and advice every time. ’

‘The MHC team continuously demonstrate their capabilities and ability to deliver. They have keen awareness of key requirements that we have in our business, providing good advice and guidance. Their communication/engagement, commercial mindedness and ability to take a holistic view sets them apart from other firms. It’s easy to pick up the phone and talk through queries, they are very responsive and helpful. ’

‘I deal with Karol Fox mostly in MHC, he has a great knowledge of the banking & finance sector; his communication skills make him stand out from others; he is always available to discuss issues, is very helpful and proactive in dealing with issues.’

‘Irene Nic Chárthaigh was recently announced as a new Partner in the Financial Services sector. She is a highly intelligent and responsive individual who makes the effort to fully understand her client’s business. Her drafting is always presented in a clear, concise and user-friendly manner. Irene’s key attributes include an ability to think strategically and pre-empt issues and manage transactions efficiently from cradle to grave. Irene maintains a high level of transactional landscape awareness, acting as a market maker and bringing together clients from all sides of the financial world to maximise value. ’

‘Micheál Grace runs a very slick operation. Super focussed on achieving the right end-result.’

‘Alan Burns, who recently made partner, is an exceptional lawyer. He is very commercial and provides advice, not just a strict legal opinion. Alan is an expert in non bank lending and alternative debt structuring, which is rare in the Irish market. ’

‘Partner availability, support to work through structural nuances, turnaround time, communication.’

‘Paul Carroll- exceptional support and commitment to tight transactions.’

‘We work with both the regulatory advice team and the transaction team in Banking and Finance in Matheson. The sub-teams in Matheson seem to interact and collaborate well with each other and they have great strength and depth to their practice.’

‘Extremely capable and competent individuals. Very approachable with the requisite technical skills.’

‘Paul Carroll – very responsive, clear communicator, level-headed, transparent on billing, collaborative with colleagues in other departments.’

‘Patrick Molloy – technically very strong, responsive.’

‘Paul Carroll is outstanding. He has a great ability to grasp complex legal matters and to find practical solutions.’

‘The Banking & Finance team at McCann Fitzgerald are an engaged and highly functioning team that prioritise client needs over anything else. Their desire to provide the best outcome for their clients is a key driving force of their successes. ’

‘The firm’s focus on putting clients needs first is driven from the individual partners and ethos of the firm. Niall McDowell has forged great relationships with both lenders and borrowers and can seamlessly work across both sides whilst still retaining integrity and professionalism. ’

‘Tom Dane and Philip Murphy are both excellent and well valued legal experts for our firm.’

‘Eamon de Valera is a knowledgeable and insightful lawyer who can cut to the core of an issue and using his vast experience, procure a solution. Aidan Gleeson is an excellent communicator who delivers exceptional service across complex transactions coordinating multiple parties.’

‘Judith Lawless is a highly impressive lawyer. Her knowledge of the subject matter is boundless and her response times are excellent.’

‘Josh Hogan (Partner) and his colleague James Fitzgerald (Senior Associate): Josh is exceptional in his knowledge of the Regulatory considerations for our business. He is always professional, prompt, and solution orientated in any matters we take to him in this area. James is a strong subject matter expert and again professional engaging and always available to take calls even on short notice. Very client focused.’

‘Niall McDowell is our primary contact in the banking team. Niall is vital to our business and is viewed by senior management as a valuable extension of our team. He has an incredible, instinctive knowledge of our business needs and the national and international banking markets and consistently delivers without fuss. A low key, consistent high achiever. Niall has exceptional emotional intelligence and uses his power with people to get deals across the line. This is the banking lawyer that you want on your side in any manner of banking transaction. ’

‘Aidan Gleeson is a stand out individual within MCF who is very hard working, diligent and has a very strong grasp of banking documentation. Aidan is particularly strong at cash flow lending having worked on a number of high profile transactions in recent years. Coupled with his hard work ethic, Aidan is generally light hearted and fun to work with.’

‘Over the years I have worked with a number of partners in the William Fry Dublin office. Their Banking & Finance team has an extremely impressive practice and I wouldn’t hesitate to to recommend their expertise in the banking and finance arena. Their work product is unmatched in Dublin.’

‘I have worked with Ciaran Herlihy’s team and Jason Hollis. Both exceptional practitioners and have their fingers on the pulse of the debt markets in Dublin. Both are extremely well connected and highly skilled negotiators. Both of these attributes help them to get the best outcomes for their clients.’

‘The advice is second to none. The team is commercial, technically excellent and responsive. The team is professional, has market knowledge and demonstrates pragmatism in the context of commercial considerations. The firm is knowledgeable and works well with our other advisors to provide seamless service. William Fry advises on a wide range of transactions and shows consistent high standards for all of them. They have the ability to articulate complex legal points in a way non-legal people can understand.’

‘Laura Houlihan has a great work ethic and is a tough negotiator. She never misses deadlines and can adapt to any timeline.’

‘Strong team, very professional, very thorough in their research and dealings. Extremely proactive and accessible.’

‘I deal with Ray Byrne and he has assembled a top class banking department.’

‘Ray Byrne is an excellent solicitor who oozes confidence and is able to deal with any personality on the other side of a transaction. He gives excellent advice and is very strategic in his thinking, which is vital for any client.’

‘The banking and finance team are an incredibly innovative and forward thinking group of people. Ray Byrne is on top of his game and is an incredibly gifted lawyer. We have also worked closely with Padraig Leyden who was a super appointment to an already strong team.’

‘Our primary contact in AG is Ray Byrne. He is an exceptional lawyer who goes above and beyond for his client. Ray is all over the detail when it comes to the legals, but what really sets him apart from his competitors is his desire to understand his clients’ business. I would not hesitate in recommending Ray.’

‘We have worked closely with Padraig Leyden and find him to be a very solid operator. Padraig is a really good guy who always gets the deal done. Evan Shaughnessy is always available and always delivers.’

‘They have a particularly strong reputation in the banking and finance space, primarily driven by the head of the function, Daniel Cashman.’

‘Daniel Cashman is the long-standing partner we deal with. He is very well respected in the industry and acts for many large clients. He is incredibly responsive and available at all times. He also provides exceptional value for money. Highly trusted.’

‘We need industry and project specific advice from our legal team. In Beauchamps, we use Daniel Cashman for our banking and funding requirements. They are our go to legal advisors. They are backed up by a number of other high quality professionals who also help satisfy our legal needs. ’

‘The team is very down to earth, approachable and available. They explain banking concepts so that I (without banking experience) can quickly grasp the point, saving me time. The are highly responsive and know when to put the focus on detail and when to put the focus on the commercial big picture that we are trying to achieve.’

‘Deirdre McBennett is consistently excellent. Wide breadth of experience and provides excellent advice across all of our banking activities. She and her team go above and beyond to keep a positive client relationship while keeping costs reasonable. Michael O’Neill is an excellent support. ’

‘Large firm, but has that personal feel when talking to partners. Collaboration between partners is very smooth without the usual of having to bill to brief partners who don’t know the ins and outs of a deal. ’

‘Paraic O’Kennedy is the most personal lawyer in the market. Doesn’t get hung up on immaterial matters. Is commercial and knows when to push with other side or park minor issues.’

‘Experienced , knowledgeable, solution oriented, fast response.’

‘The level of knowledge, dedicated and commitment to the task and achieving in a timely and efficient manner. Always personable and breaking down complicated contracts into easily digestible language for non-legal people.’

‘The team are pleasant, professional and commercial. Their fee quotes are realistic, their work is to a high standard, and they effectively manage our expectations. They have a strong knowledge of the Irish market and the realities of doing business in it.’

‘Conor Keaveny is a fantastic all round lawyer – he’s pleasant to deal with, clear and commercial in his advice, and works to an extremely high standard. He’s easy to pick up the phone to, if you have a query, and will never make you feel as though you are wasting his time, no matter how basic or strange the query is. John-Hugh Colleran is also a great all round lawyer, well liked by our lenders for his pleasant attitude, careful advice and timely document turns. Expectations in terms of fees and turn around times are well managed by both lawyers. Dealing with them is just easy.’

‘Darragh Blake is our main point of contact. He is warm and personable. Always there when you need a quick response. ’

‘Structured, proactive and sensible approach to requirements, leveraging previous knowledge of our business, wider industry experience and relationships to deliver requirement efficiently and to a high quality. Noted partner would be Piaras Power and noted associate would be Bronagh McAuliffe.’

‘The Eversheds Banking and Finance Team are led by one of the most pragmatic, seasoned and knowledgeable practitioners in the country. The team can deliver a transaction with minimum fuss but giving the client comfort that the objectives, priorities and concerns of the transaction have been managed and delivered with the interest of the client being the absolute priority.’

‘Piaras Power is the lead Partner and he has an excellent gauge on what are the priority deliverables in a transaction and what are the absolute issues to be protected. He has a particular skill in bringing everybody with him in a non confrontational and pragmatic way.’

‘The key thing for me about the Eversheds team is the pragmatism they display in getting a deal to close without losing sight of the legal parameters that need to be maintained in order to protect the bank’s position.’

‘Piaras Power and Rob Potter-Cogan – they are knowledgeable and commercially attuned which makes communication of complex matters easier than work with.’

‘Excellent team, very efficient and organised. Very accessible when required but also proactive in managing the process with setting regular meetings for updates / providing advice and offering solutions to any problems.’

‘James Peters and Darragh Blake. Both excellent in their roles, very professional, very through in their assessments and professional manner in all dealings. Efficient in ensuring the subject matters get addressed in a timely manner.’

‘Team are strong. I’ve dealt with a number of partners across different lending sectors and have found them to be commercial, responsive and efficient.’

‘Ruairí Mac Cumhailll, Simon O’Neil and Jonathan Kelly. All 3 are commercial and responsive. It’s key to me that I can immediately get access to the partner when I need to during a closing, and each of the 3 above will always facilitate that.’

‘Ruairí Mac Cumhailll – always responsive, solution focused and sees the bigger picture.’

‘Every engagement with this firm is dealt with in a professional manner with relevant urgency applied as required in each scenario. Our engagements require input from three different divisions within the firm and this is seamlessly project managed by the handling partner at all times.’

‘Louis Burke – banking partner – he is available at all times for a discussion on live or prospective transactions. He has excellent problem solving abilities and draws on past experience to advise shrewdly and carefully on proposed courses of action.’

‘I deal primarily with Ruairí Mac Cumhailll. Outside of his great knowledge of the industry, I find him personable and approachable. On a particularly cumbersome transaction, Ruairí was assertive and managed the process well.’

‘We completed a transaction with Ruairí Mac Cumhaill and his team and our team were very impressed with how responsive and professional the team were in dealing with the transaction. The funders were challenging which meant PL had to find solutions quickly in order to complete the transaction on a timely basis. Ruairí was calm, client focused and influential throughout the transaction which are the character qualities we value from a partner. We look forward to the next transaction.’

‘Their can do attitude. We set a deadline and it always get met. We are very impressed with Louis Burke and Ruairí Mac Cumhaill.’

‘The Team in RDJ are always available to help and they are commercial in their approach. Collaboration with all stakeholders is key on transactions with tight deadlines and RDJ are great in this department. ’

‘Tom Fox is very approachable and always willing to help.’

‘Tom Fox is the main partner in RDJ who I deal with. He is always at the end of the phone if i have a query / an issue and can always help us navigate our way through. He is extremely thorough and my customers like him acting for the Bank because when there is a deadline, he goes above and beyond to deliver in time, whilst at all times ensuring us (as his client) are fully protected and updated regularly on how matters are progressing. ’

‘Commercial view. They don’t create a crisis out of a small issue. They make a suggestion to mitigate the risk. No drama. ’

‘Peter McGarvey and the team are very proactive and commercial in managing cases. Issues are dealt with timely and all potential avenues to a solution are explored.’

‘Peter McGarvey – very approachable & reasonable; practical approach taken and good commercial insight shown in dealing with our cases. Value Peter’s clarity when discussing more complex legal concerns. ’

‘The level of engagement provided by the RDJ team is exceptional. They have provided all necessary support for our business as we scale both locally and internationally.’

‘Cian Fenton is our primary partner within the firm. His knowledge of past transactions and agreements entered into by our company has been invaluable as we grow.’

‘Pragmatic, service oriented and well regarded real estate finance and banking practice. ’

‘The team around Andrew Traynor is very practical-oriented, reliable and fast.’

‘Andrew Traynor convinces through his pragmatic and practice-oriented consulting. His very good availability and flexibility should be emphasised.’

‘Walkers has a first-class funds and fund financing team which can close a deal on time and on budget and guide foreign clients through the process with consummate professionalism.’

‘I work with 2 partners, Paddy Rath and Ian McNamee and they are a very collegiate pair who are very good at covering for each other so that there is a seamless delivery. Their knowledge of Irish fund financing structures is excellent too, which gives private equity clients from outside the jurisdiction a great level of comfort.’

‘The Walkers team are professional, thorough and extremely well versed on Irish law which is the input we specifically required. They were able to distinguish what was historical market standards but more importantly, how the market had moved. This ensured that our documentation was complete and up to date.’

‘The individuals we worked with were a pleasure to deal with, striking the perfect balance between being professional and personable. They were knowledgeable and confident and were firm but pleasant when dealing with opposing counsel on all party calls. I would recommend this team again.’

‘We have a great relationship with the Walkers team who always have the time to walk through docs and provide advice as and when it’s required. Very flexible when exceptional requests are made and clearly have an in depth knowledge of the industry and industry standards.’

‘A strong team that takes a commercial approach to deal negotiation and closing.’

‘Jenny Ahern is a top quality legal professional that is able to provide concise and quality legal advice. She willingly takes the lead on finding solutions to issues as they arise.’

‘Efficient, reliable and knowledgeable firm. Consistently deliver exceptional service.’

‘Stand out partner is Jenny Ahern, whose attention to detail and advice in difficult circumstances is second to none.’

‘Jenny Ahern is a fantastic Head of Banking. Works hard, excellent commercial acumen and fantastic client relationship skills. ’

‘Very collaborative and responsive and cost efficient.’

‘Global reach, client service, value for money.’

‘Attention to detail, client service excellence, timely responses.’

‘Outstanding technical advice, coupled with very likeable and relatable individuals makes this our ‘go to’ firm for finance. ’

‘Excellent technical knowledge – strong interpersonal skills – excellent experience/pedigree.’

‘The banking and finance practice at Dentons Ireland is up and coming. They can provide English law advice which is often important in larger cross-border transactions. Having a large global network is another plus.’

‘The team in Dentons have a practical approach to their services. They are clear communicators with a commercial mindset.’

‘Very approachable and available when you need them. Have a commercial and practical approach to business and are experts in their field.’

‘Tim Waghorn is an exceptionally organised and communicative partner. He goes over and above for clients whilst maintaining a commercial approach.’

‘Both the advice and the agreements Hayes draft are clear, concise and delivered on a timely basis. They not only collaborate, but drive projects forward.’

‘I have worked with Tim Waghorn on a number of projects. He is not only excellent at drafting easy to understand documentation, which in my opinion is not easy or common when dealing with complex subjects, but his advice is clear and concise and his communication of the same is exceptional. He is extremely knowledgeable, diligent, hard working and a pleasure to deal with. ’

‘This is a very professional and responsive team. The team impresses through its high levels of service supported by evident expertise. It’s responsiveness is second to none, and it’s ability to support us by applying urgency in moments when needed has been exceptional.’

‘Their depth of knowledge, responsiveness, attention to detail and professional approach. Tim Waghorn is exceptionally professional, knowledgeable and responsive. He gives practical and well thought through advice and tries to come up with workable solutions in challenging situations. His communications are clear and he always gives confidence that he has considered all aspects of a given situation.’