Mr Michael Walsh > ByrneWallace LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

ByrneWallace LLP
88 Harcourt Street
Saint Kevin's
DO2 DK18
Ireland

Work Department

Property/Real Estate

Position

Partner, Chair of Property/Real Estate

Career

Michael is the Chair of the ByrneWallace LLP Property Law team, and is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s leading real estate lawyers. He joined the firm as a partner in 1999.

Michael is an accomplished practitioner with extensive experience in real estate matters including development, investment acquisitions and disposals, and in the PRS, residential, hotel, office and warehousing/logistics sectors.

Memberships

  • Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • The Law Society of Ireland
  • Board of Directors Member – Chamber Choir Ireland, a registered charity (2010 to 2014) (Chair 2011-2014)
  • The Law Society of Ireland’s Conveyancing Committee

Education

  • Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), University College Cork, 1991
  • Bachelor of Law (LLB), University College Cork, 1992
  • Qualified as a Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 1995

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Real estate

(Leading individuals)

Michael WalshByrneWallace LLP

ByrneWallace LLP stands out for the breadth of its real estate offering; in addition to advising on high-profile sales, acquisitions and leasing matters involving office properties, the firm has a thriving practice in the social housing sector, and is increasingly active in the data centre space. The ‘very experienced‘ team has also seen a recent uptick in instructions relating to forward funding deals. Michael Walsh chairs the property department, while ‘go-to counselAlison O’Sullivan now serves as department head. Other key names include housing group lead Neil Dunne, Ronan Egan, Aoife Hearne and Michelle McVeigh, who heads the property retail and asset management group.

Ireland > Projects and PPP

ByrneWallace LLP continues to strengthen its presence in the projects and infrastructure space by offering planning and development advice to clients from a diverse set of sectors, including real estate, energy, education, healthcare, transport, and technology. Practice head Fergal Ruane has longstanding experience of advising both public and private bodies on public procurement law, while Martin Cooney handles the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters related to construction law. Michael Walsh is the go-to person for advice on real estate projects.