A&L Goodbody LLP’s practice offers comprehensive expertise across the road, rail, and aviation sectors. The team is well-known for its deep knowledge of aviation finance, leasings, capital markets transactions, and M&A deals. In addition to its strong focus on asset finance, the firm regularly assists with the development of transport infrastructure and defends clients in regulatory actions, providing end-to-end support across the transport industry. Marie O’Brien heads the aviation practice, while Vincent Power SC is noted for his competition law work. Conor Owens focuses on transport infrastructure projects and leads the construction and engineering practice. Seamus Ó’Cróinín and Jamie Rattigan are the other key names within the practice.

Arthur Cox handles a varied array of mandates for clients across the aviation, rail, road, and shipping sectors. The practice is well-versed in handling finance, procurement, projects, and litigation matters, with particular expertise in asset finance. The team regularly assists transport service providers and vehicle manufacturers on commercial, corporate, and regulatory issues, including the establishment of leasing platforms and funds. Practice head Aaron Boyle is known for his longstanding expertise in handling project finance, procurement and PPP mandates across the transport sector. Ruth Lillis and Niamh McGovern are also recommended.

Matheson LLP is highly regarded for its expertise in the aviation sector, with a long-standing track record of acting for aircraft lessors and airlines. The team regularly handles major restructurings, schemes of arrangement, and financing and refinancing matters, with a strong regulatory focus. The firm also provides advice on procurement and project development in the road and rail sectors. Rory McPhillips heads the practice along with Stuart Kennedy and Garret Farrelly.

McCann FitzGerald LLP‘s transport team offers the full range of advice across the sector, with a strong reputation for its work with public sector bodies. The team regularly advises state authorities on procurement, infrastructure development, regulation, and drafting legal frameworks for bus, rail, and road services. In the aviation sphere, Hilary Marren, Joe Fay and Georgina O’Riordan are the key partners with expertise in aviation finance, frequently acting on complex financing deals, leases, sales, and the establishment of new platforms.  Practice head Eamonn O’Hanrahan has longstanding experience handling project financing.

William Fry LLP houses a broad practice that offers comprehensive, cross-departmental expertise in the aviation, road, and rail sectors. The practice is particularly prominent in the aviation industry, where it handles construction, procurement, and aircraft financing matters. The team regularly handles restructuring matters and transport infrastructure projects, such as residential developments. The team is led by David Maughan, who has notable expertise in handling aircraft-related financing transactions, further supported by Mary Ward.

Eversheds Sutherland remains active in the transport space, advising clients on road, rail, port and aviation projects. The firm handles a broad spectrum of planning, environmental, and health and safety matters, with a particular emphasis on public sector transport project tenders and regulatory issues. Peter Curran heads the practice and focuses on procurement, commercial contracts and PPP transactions. Stephen Barry is notably active in judicial review cases.

Kennedys is regarded as the premier shipping firm in Ireland, renowned for its expertise in litigation involving personal injury, collisions, cargo damage and salvage, with a strong focus on representing major insurers, shipowners, and P&I clubs. Under the guidance of Hugh Kennedy, the team’s transport sector offering extends to high-profile disputes in aviation and road transport.

Financing and leasing concerning the aviation industry are core pillars of Mason Hayes & Curran LLP's practice, regularly acting for airline and aircraft lessors. The team also handles commercial agreements, corporate transactions, insolvency matters, and anti-competitive investigations for clients in the road transport and shipping sectors. David McGovern leads the aviation and international asset finance practice, while Rory Kirrane heads the construction and engineering practice and focuses on shipping and maritime matters.