Mr David O'Donnell > Mason Hayes & Curran LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP Offices
BARROW STREET
DUBLIN 4
D04 TR29
Ireland
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Mr David O'Donnell
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner, Head of Corporate
Career
David is a Partner and Head of the Corporate team. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. David acts for some of Ireland’s leading corporates and entrepreneurs from high growth to IPO.
David advises clients on the structuring of acquisitions and divestments both in Ireland and on a cross border basis. He acts as trusted advisor to general partners and limited partners on the structuring of venture capital funds and the investment of those funds. David also has extensive experience in advising global corporates and international private equity firms on merger and acquisition transactions and intra-group restructurings.
David advises companies on the establishment of operations in Europe or those wishing to do business through Ireland. He is known as a problem solver and a skilled negotiator who always puts his clients first.
Memberships
Law Society of Ireland; Advisory Committee of Business Angels Partnership; Chairman of the Closely Held and Growing Enterprises Committees, International Bar Association ( 2005-2007); President of Trinity Business Alumni – 2011.
Education
University of Dublin, Trinity College (LLB).
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)Mason Hayes & Curran LLP‘s large corporate and M&A practice has seen an uptick in renewable energy, life sciences and corporate technology deals. The team is highly regarded for its strength in handling cross-border mandates, often involving US investors, and has a growing presence in the private equity space. Mid-market deals and transactions involving growth companies and start-ups are also included in the group’s workload. David O’Donnell
is a seasoned practitioner, and Justin McKenna is a key name in the practice for public M&A transactions. Other key practitioners include head of the life sciences team Martin Kelleher, Liam Brazil, corporate governance and compliance expert Claire Lord, and the ‘pragmatic and experienced‘ Conall Geraghty.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment
- Pensions and employee benefits
- Planning and environment
- Public sector
- Real estate
- Telecoms
- White-collar crime