Vanessa Byrne
Mason Hayes & Curran LLPMason Hayes & Curran LLP’s ‘excellent’ team acts for a host of key players in the Irish real estate market, ranging from international and domestic investors and developers to housing associations and multinational tenant occupiers. The firm is a particularly strong performer in acquisitions, disposals and leasing matters in the office sector, but its broad practice also spans the retail, energy, PRS and social housing spheres. The ‘technically superb’ Vanessa Byrne and Michael Doran, who has a focus on advising major investors, co-head the practice. Tom Davy (a specialist in the tech occupier space), Jamie Fitzmaurice, Oliver FitzGerald, Janet Cafferky and Áine Quigley are also names to note.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is extremely commercial, solutions oriented and cost conscious.’
‘The property team at MHC are really excellent. They are experts, and are extremely knowledgeable and competent in their area. They are excellent guides while navigating the complex world of property rights and contracts. They are extremely customer focused; they deal with requests rapidly and are always available when needed. They are extremely professional and communicate with clients extremely clearly and regularly as we work through different matters. Overall, they are an excellent team.'
‘Mason Hayes & Curran provides consistently excellent service in all areas of real estate. The team are experts in their field and importantly provide a level of responsiveness and duty of care for their clients which sets them ahead of other firms in my view.’
‘Michael Doran provides excellent and practical advice. He has a calm manner and can unravel complex issues to provide a workable solution.'
'Tom Davy leads his team in a very hands-on way whilst at the same time letting the team develop. Between them, Tom and Áine Quigley provide consistently sound and rapid advice and act as sounding boards when decision making is difficult. Tom is always available.'
‘Janet Cafferky is a talented lawyer. She is a rare breed of real estate lawyer as she understands and focuses on achieving commercial objectives rather than academic analysis. She is supremely able, responsive and a delight to work with in all transactions, from both the client and counterparty perspective. A lawyer that gets deals done.’
‘Vanessa Byrne is technically superb and commercially very astute. The advice she gives is clear and solution oriented. When matters get complicated Vanessa's vast experience comes to the fore. She always exceeds expectations and focuses on the best outcome for the client. Vanessa knows the market inside and out.'
'Oliver FitzGerald is very personable and professional. He is readily available and keeps on top of projects.'
Key clients
- Irish Life
- DomusVI Group
- Irish Residential Properties REIT plc
- Aviva Real Estate Investors
- Hammerson
- AXA Investment Real Estate
- BNP Paribas
- Hines
- Kennedy Wilson
- Mission Critical
- Allied Irish Banks
- NewsCorp
- Quintain
- SSE Airtricity
- ORPEA
- Xerox
- Union Investment
- Statkraft
- McAleer & Rushe
- Fingal County Council
Work highlights
- Represented Irish Life Assurance plc on all matters regarding granting the leases for the Cadenza building, a cutting-edge modern office building in Central Dublin.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Michael Doran
Mason Hayes & Curran LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vanessa Byrne, Michael Doran