Profile
Work Department
Position
Deirdre is a partner in the Real Estate Department. Deirdre specialises in investment acquisitions and disposals for international investors, along with value-add development and leasing during their hold periods
Career
Deirdre‘s practice spans all asset classes, including offices, retail, private residential sector, industrial and hospitality. Deirdre has extensive experience in commercial property law, advising clients across the full spectrum of transactions, including portfolio and single-asset acquisitions and disposals, financing, landlord and tenant, development and asset management. Deirdre regularly works hand in glove with our corporate and finance teams on portfolio loan sales and acquisitions. She has advised a number of domestic and international investors on the largest property transactions of recent years.
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Education
LLM, 1997, University College Cork BCL, 1996, University College Cork.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent team, hugely knowledgeable and professional, terrific commitment to the highest standards of customer service, trusted business partner, strong commercial ethos.’
- ‘Arthur Cox join up the dots on big complex transactions for us! They have amazing strength in depth and have seen it all.’
- ‘Brian O’Rourke is an exceptional lawyer. He gets on well with everyone around him, including opposing counsel. He gets deals done quickly and effectively.’
- ‘A collaborative and commercial approach is taken on all tasks. The client's objective is quickly understood and practical, simple advice is readily available.’
- ‘Working around our deadlines, team structures, corporate structures, large/complex deals and reporting requirements are all easily accommodated. Deirdre Barrett has consistently stood out as our preferred and trusted advisor in Ireland for a decade.’
- ‘The team at Arthur Cox, lead by Deirdre Barrett, is unbelievably intelligent, responsive, and capable. I think two things make the team particularly unique. First, the team is an expert in every field and provides a service that is cohesive and feels bespoke to our needs. Second, the team treats any issue or opportunity that comes up for our firm as their own.’
- ‘Deirdre Barrett is an absolute star - she is the lead partner that presents the comprehensive service I described above to our firm. Even if we are dealing with an issue that doesn't fall within Deirdre's direct expertise, she is making the right connections, getting on the call so that she understands any broader implications, and providing insight when appropriate.’
Key clients
- Spear Street Capital
- Kennedy Wilson
- Ardstone Partners ICAV
- Meta
- Bain Capital
- Irish Life
- Rohan Group
- CRH
- Hibernia Real Estate Group
- Phoenix Tower International
- Aviva/Friends First
- Davy Target Developments Ltd
- Cofinimmo
- Union
- Barola Capital DAC
- Aberdeen Standard
- ServiceNow
- Land Development Agency
- Starwood Capital Group
- Permanent TSB
- Amundi
- Balmoral
- Julius Baer
- Primonial REIM