24 June 2020

McCann FitzGerald’s Catherine Deane and Hilary Marren named as IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020

Partner and Chair, Catherine Deane and Partner, Hilary Marren have both been named as IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2020. This is the third consecutive year they have received this accolade.

Both Catherine and Hilary are top-ranked by the major international legal directories (Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR 1000) for Asset Finance.

Catherine specialises in aircraft transactions and acts for many leading aircraft lessors, lenders and arrangers on all aspects of aircraft financing and leasing. These include secured lending, portfolio securitisation, portfolio acquisitions and disposals, cross-border leasing transactions and the establishment of complex acquisitions and financing structures and operations in Ireland.

Hilary is a specialist aviation lawyer. She acts for many operating lessors and financiers in the aviation industry. She has significant experience of diverse international aviation transactions including establishing aviation platforms in Ireland, aviation-related joint ventures, cross-border financings, portfolio acquisitions and disposals and aircraft capital markets transactions including aircraft portfolio securitisations and unsecured note issuances.

Women Leaders are the leading female transactional lawyers in the world. These lawyers have impressive track records and are consistently recommended by clients and peers for the quality of their advice and service.

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