Partner in the Corporate Department and Chairman of the firm. Specialises in corporate and commercial law, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions for both private and public companies, joint ventures, private equity and securities law with emphasis on the IT, telecommunications, financial services, food and agriculture and waste sectors.

Lead corporate partner advising:

• Capvest (Private Equity) on the sale of Mater Private Hospital Group
• Origin Enterprises plc on its acquisition of two businesses in Brazil
• LacPatrick Coop on its merger with Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society
• Applegreen plc on its acquisition of a majority stake in Welcome Break and a related equity placing
• NTR on the establishment of a €250 million renewable energy fund.

• Capital markets: Equity
• M&A
• Private equity

• Agriculture
• Financial services
• Food and beverage
• Healthcare
• Tech and telecoms

• Ireland

• Institute of Taxation in Ireland

• BA (Mod), Trinity College Dublin, (1986)
• Admitted as a solicitor (1990)