Laura James
Matheson LLPMatheson LLP’s real estate department is well-known for representing property developers, investors and banks in commercial property transactions and development mandates. The team regularly acts for clients in the office, retail, industrial, logistics and residential spheres, as well as the data centre and life sciences sectors. The practice is also involved in high-profile sales, acquisitions and leasing deals. Sally Anne Stone leads the group and has significant experience advising major developers on acquisitions and development projects. Brian Doran focuses on forward-funded transactions of PRS, and Karen Sheil is well-versed in handling property development and investment transactions. Laura James is also recommended.
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Testimonials
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- 'The way the team works is collaboratively, openly and transparently.’
- ‘Karen Sheil puts herself in the client's shoes. She brings her years of experience and market knowledge to the table each time and always goes that extra mile to get the client the best possible outcome.’
- ‘Extremely commercial and pragmatic. Goes above and beyond for clients, with excellent communication from lead partners.’
- ‘Sally Anne Stone - outstanding partner, explains matters concisely and clearly.’
- ‘We mainly deal with Karen Sheil in Matheson, a good lawyer whose attention to detail is excellent. Karen has a great ability to anticipate issues and is ice-cool, calm, and composed. We like working with Karen; she is always contactable and will give honest advice.’
- ‘Sally Anne Stone will work tirelessly to get the deal done.’
- ‘Working with Cillian O'Boyle and his team makes the transaction run smoothly and efficiently. The team are always providing solutions. They are fully up to date on the real estate sector.’
Key clients
- EY
- GIC
- Iroko Zen
- Supermarket Income REIT
- Eagle Street
- Stiebel Eltron
- Man Group
- Zoom
- Novo Nordisk
- Tirlán Limited (previously known as Glanbia Ireland DAC)
- BoyleSports
- Surplus Property Solutions
- Arxada
- PVR Invest
- Energia
- Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland DAC (Property Division)
- Workday
- An Post
- McGarrell Reilly Homes
- CA Ventures
- Grant Thornton
- Bank of Ireland
- Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
- Equinix
- Kennedy Wilson
- JCD Group
- Fiserv, Inc
- Chartered Land
- Goldman Sachs
- Trinity College Dublin
- EirGrid PLC
- JP Morgan
- Datadog
- Verizon
- Waystone
- Airbnb
- State Street
- Zendesk
- Oxley Holdings
- LVMH
- Tokyo Electron
- Henkel
- Three/Hutch Whampoa
- Stryker
- Steris
- SAP
- Irish Life
- Irish Distillers/Pernod Ricard
- Adobe
- Park Developments Group
- Värde Partners
- DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
- Tudor Homes
- Bord na Móna
- EDF Energy Renewables
- Glenveagh Homes
- Baxter Healthcare SA
- Ballymore Group
- Macquarie
- Cellnex Telecom S.A
- BlackRock
- Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust
Work highlights
- Advised Cellnex Telecom on the agreement to sell its Irish business to Phoenix Tower International.
- Advised BlackRock on the sale of Jacobs Inn Dublin and the associated share sale to Spanish investment manager Azora.
- Advised BNY Mellon on four separate leases totalling over 78,000 sq ft of space at the Shipping Office in Dublin’s South Docklands.
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Sally Anne Stone