Mr Colm Fanning > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

McCann FitzGerald LLP has an excellent track record in the aviation finance and leasing arenas. With eight partners in its ranks, the practice is instructed in a wide spectrum of matters, ranging from the establishment of aviation platforms in Ireland to capital markets, syndicated financings, leasings, sale and leaseback transactions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings. Catherine Deane is a doyenne of the aviation finance market; finance practice head Georgina O’Riordan, Hilary Marren, Joe Fay and Colm Fanning are established practitioners in the space. Richard Gill, Laura Deignan and Ian Payne are also highly regarded names in the department.

Clients from both the public and private sectors turn to McCann FitzGerald LLP for advice on complex projects from a diverse set of sectors, including transport, energy, utilities, infrastructure, education, housing, real estate and telecoms. Eamonn O’Hanrahan and Colm Fanning jointly head the practice and boast substantial expertise in the financial aspects of public transport and social housing projects. Brendan Slattery regularly advises public sector bodies and regulatory authorities on planning and environmental law, while Stephen Proctor focuses on construction and engineering projects. Other key members of the team include seasoned litigator Michelle Doyle and public procurement law experts Kevin Kelly and Orlaith Sheehy.