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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Work Department
Property/Real Estate
Position

Partner, Head of Property/Real Estate

Career

Head of the Byrne Wallace Shields LLP Property Law team, Alison specialises in property law with an emphasis on property issues arising from insolvency.

She has significant experience in portfolio acquisitions, high value leasing and acting for funds in the acquisition of PRS schemes and logistics assets.

She has acted for lenders and receivers on enforcement advising on exit strategies for asset portfolios.

Memberships
  • Law Society of Ireland
  • Dublin Solicitors Bar Associations
Education
  • Master of Law (LL.M.),Queen’s University of Belfast,1999
  • Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), University College Cork, 1998

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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

Work highlights

Advising Castlethorn Construction on a complex series of real-estate led transactions at Rathborne Crossing, Dublin.