BHSM LLP

Partner, Commercial Real Estate

Additional Practice Areas:

Commercial Real Estate Construction & Projects Environment & Planning Food & Beverage Social and Affordable Housing

Rob is a Partner working in our Real Estate Department and Construction & Projects Department. He has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions from both a commercial conveyancing and commercial leasing perspective.

Rob has acted for a number of large-scale real estate developers and REITs in the management of their new and existing retail and office property portfolios.  He advises both landlords and tenants in all aspects of commercial leasing.

Rob has particular experience in the real estate elements of health and social care.  He advises on the acquisition, development and operation of primary care centres, having acted in a large number of projects across the Irish primary care market.  This experience ranges from initial acquisition of development sites, structuring of sale and leaseback transactions, and ongoing asset management and letting arrangements for the primary care centres.  He also advises Irish and international investors on the acquisition, development and operation of social housing projects, and on the practical and statutory framework in the Irish market.

Rob also has significant experience in respect of the real estate aspects of wind and solar farm transactions for both lender and developer clients.  His experience has included advising domestic and international lenders on property aspects of the project financing of a number of separate wind farms in Ireland, and landowners involved in solar projects.

Law Society of Ireland Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Construction Bar Association

Rob obtained a Bachelor of Corporate Law and a Bachelor of Laws from NUI, Galway and completed his training contract with an international Dublin law firm.  Prior to joining BHSM, Rob worked for a number of years with a top 5 law firm in Dublin.