William Johnston joins ByrneWallace LLP as a Consultant in the Banking & Finance Team

ByrneWallace LLP is delighted to announce that William Johnston has joined the firm's Banking & Finance Team as a consultant. 

William is recognised as one Ireland’s pre-eminent lawyers in banking & finance law. A former partner with another large Dublin law firm for 30 years, William has extensive knowledge, expertise and practice advising on banking, capital markets and financial regulation. He has been ranked for many years a tier 1 lawyer in the banking & finance section by Chambers Global which described William as “a highly respected figure in the field of banking and finance”. The first chair from Ireland of the International Bar Association’s Banking Law Division, William is the Law Society’s external examiner in banking law. He has recently published the long-awaited second edition of "Banking and Security Law in Ireland”, a comprehensive update on the law in practice covering the many changes in the 22 years since its first publication in 1998.

William is currently Honorary Secretary and Board member of the National Maternity Hospital, and member of the Board of the Housing Finance Agency plc, Port of Waterford Company, and Petroswede Insurance Company. 

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Kavanagh, Partner and Head of the ByrneWallace LLP Banking & Finance Team, said, “We are delighted to welcome William to ByrneWallace. William is a highly regarded and well respected lawyer with a wealth of knowledge, insights and experience advising on banking & finance law. 

“His appointment comes at a time when we have experienced considerable growth in demand from clients for our banking & finance services, in particular, across a number of key specialisms where our team have developed niche expertise, namely development finance, social housing, green finance, alternative lending and debt restructuring.

“We look forward to working with William and drawing on his in-depth knowledge and expertise to build upon and further enhance our range of services and advice, helping to ensure that we continue to provide an excellent service to our clients."  

ByrneWallace LLP has one of Ireland's largest banking & finance teams, with extensive experience advising on all aspects of banking & finance law with specific and detailed knowledge of the lending market in Ireland. Over recent years, the team’s services have expanded to include regulatory advices, investment fund financing, securitisations, portfolio loan sales and advices around debt restructuring. Committed to delivering excellence, the team was awarded Banking & Finance/Restructuring & Insolvency Law Firm of the Year in 2018 at the Irish Law Awards, and a Client Choice Award in 2016, and has advised a number of Finance Dublin Deal of the Year winners across the following categories - Loans & Financing (SME Sector) in 2017 and 2018, Acquisition (mid market) 2019, and Debt Capital Markets 2020. The team was also shortlisted for the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Europe Awards 2019 - Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year.

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