Byrne Wallace Shields LLP is home to a highly experienced real estate team, praised for its ‘legal rigour’ and delivery of ’responsive, solution-focused advice'. The group is jointly headed by Alison O’Sullivan, who is praised as ‘reliable and trustworthy with excellent technical expertise’, and has expertise across large-scale housing projects, sale projects, acquisitions, financings and portfolio sales, alongside Michael Walsh, who has an established client base within the land development, retail, residential and commercial spaces. Aoife Hearne is also a key figure within the group.
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Testimonials
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- ‘I work with Alison O'Sullivan on a regular basis. No job is too big or too small. Her pragmatic and awesome handling of her client is second to none. She always understands what is important to us and gives as much attention to the matters as though she was part of our company. We simply couldn't function the same way without her. Alison is extremely reliable, trustworthy with excellent technical expertise.'
- ‘The team offers legal rigour and delivers with responsive, solution-focused advice.’
Key clients
- Ballymore Properties
- DRes
- Hibernia
- Castlethorn group companies
- AIB Bank
- An Post
- Dole Plc
- Glenveagh Properties Plc
- Goldstein Property ICAV
- Horse Racing Ireland
- ISH New Build Fund a sub-fund of Davy Platform ICAV
- Land Development Agency
Work highlights
Advising Castlethorn Construction on a complex series of real-estate led transactions at Rathborne Crossing, Dublin.
Advising JSC Properties Limited on the sale of Jervis Shopping Centre.
Acting for Aeval UC (a Castlethorn entity) in a transaction for the forward fund of in excess of 320 residential units at Woodbrook, Shankill, Co. Dublin with the Land Development Agency.
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
Alison O’Sullivan; Michael Walsh
Other key lawyers
Ruth O'Mara; Neil Dunne; Mark Kilcullen; John Campbell; Ronan Egan; Aoife Hearne; Bryan O'Gorman; Sheena Beale