Walkers‘ real estate team offers comprehensive support across the full spectrum of real estate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, investment issues, and premium commercial lease arrangements for tenants. The team’s expertise serves a prominent roster of lenders and international investors in the residential, office, retail, and logistics sectors. Practice head Jody Toner is well-versed in advising domestic developers on real estate financing and transactional matters.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Strong legal and commercial advice, ability to address matters urgently, professional.’
  • ‘Professional, intelligent, strong commercial and practical advisory skills and market knowledge, excellent communication, ability to deal with all deal outcomes and manage expectations.’
  • ‘Partner availability is exceptional. The response time to queries and instructions is quick. Walkers are very commercial.’
  • ‘The stand-out partner at Walkers is Jody Toner - Jody is engaged and available for small and big instructions. Jody takes the lead and reports back on all instructions in a very timely manner.’
  • ‘The team has great experience.’
  • ‘Jody Toner is exceptional. He's the voice of calm reason when you have a complex issue that needs to be dealt with quickly. You know you are in safe hands when you consult him, exactly what you want in a solicitor. He's a solid, clever and dependable solicitor who gets through the work without boring you with the complexities but finds the solution with minimum fuss.’

Key clients

  • Nuveen Real Estate
  • Eagle Street Partners Ireland Limited
  • Relm
  • Marlet Property Group
  • Alanis Capital
  • Forvis Mazars
  • Flogas Ireland Limited
  • Kiko Cosmetics Ireland Limited
  • Kroll
  • KPMG
  • The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund
  • Rich Sauces Sales and Distribution Limited

Work highlights

Advised Nuveen Real Estate on a large ESG green loan granted to an institutional investor to finance the acquisition and development of a large Dublin residential project by a Lux fund managed by Blackrock.
Advised Rich Sauces Sales and Distribution Ltd on the real estate aspects on the sale of its business to Solina, a global player in the food industry.
Advised global brand Kiko Milano's on their entry into the Irish market and negotiation of a portfolio of occupational leases for retail outlets.

Practice head

Jody Toner