Lisa Killeen

Holmes O'Malley Sexton LLP was founded when the three separate practices of Gordon Holmes, Michael O’Malley and James Sexton joined together. Established in 1970, the firm goes back many years and has since then remained at the forefront of the legal arena.

Holmes is a dedicated brand to specialise and cater for its corporate, insurance and public sector clients. Launched in 2021, it was a landmark move for the firm and signalled our focus on strategic growth for the future built on the collaborative partnerships developed with the firm’s clients. We have adapted to the needs of our clients, providing a more tailored and specialist level of service.

Providing nationwide legal services from our offices in Dublin, Limerick and Cork we act in a complete range of legal services for corporate, insurance and public sector clients with client-focused legal expertise of the highest quality. In June 2017 we extended our reach outside Ireland for the first time by establishing an office facility in London. The office is situated in the heart of the City of London. We are available to offer advice to UK businesses considering opening an office in Ireland, as well as better serving our current Irish and UK clients located there.

Being one of the largest law firms in Ireland we have seventeen partners, over forty solicitors, with a total head count of over 140 staff. We are a client focused firm whose experienced team work closely with clients to gain an in-depth understanding of their objectives to ensure that we achieve the best possible result. Our partners and lawyers, who are highly skilled not only in law but in leadership and change management, are acutely tuned to the business objectives of our corporate clients and are dedicated to delivering legal services of excellence. We continue to grow and are passionate about attracting and retaining the best legal personnel and developing their talent and legal acumen.

We continuously strive to deliver legal advice of the highest quality drawing on our professional competencies experience and depth of knowledge to produce tailored client-focused solutions. Our depth of knowledge is an essential component of how we do business. Whether advising state, semi-state, large scale multinationals or regional stake-holders, we always aim to deliver practical solutions to complex problems. A long standing culture of quality, professionalism and community values are the foundation on which our firm has grown and evolved. As legal service providers, we understand that our clients rely on the integrity of our people and the quality of our advices when it is needed most. We consistently provide quality legal services at competitive rates to suit the requirements of our clients, while delivering the capacity and scope of an international law firm.

Always having had a commitment to quality legal services, delivering legal services to the highest prevailing standards in the profession, we consistently adhere to systems, policies and procedures in order to ensure this standard of service is delivered to our clients. In October 2022 we were again awarded a Gold grade of 100% in the Q9000 Risk Management Legal Quality Standard Certification after a full and comprehensive audit by the Institute of Legal Research and Standards. The Q9000, which is recognised by the Law Society of Ireland, is the most advanced strategic, risk and quality management standard awarded by the Institute to law firms demonstrating exceptional levels of strategic, innovation and quality management.

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Lisa specialises in banking, finance, construction and commercial property and is head of the Banking and Finance Unit and the Construction Unit at Holmes.

Acting for both lenders and borrowers in loan transactions, Lisa advises on all aspects of banking and finance transactions, including refinances, new lending and development finance. She regularly acts for national and multinational private and corporate clients on their borrowings, including new and revised loan facilities, negotiation of security and pre- drawdown requirements. She works with leading Irish financial institutions (to include Bank of Ireland, AIB, and PTSB) on lending, including drafting and reviewing of facility agreements, drafting security packages and related corporate documents, completing security reviews, advising on complex financial assistance, other legal issues, managing condition precedent compliance and the transaction closing process.

Lisa acts for both public and private sector clients on construction projects. She navigates clients through all legal issues arising throughout all stages of projects, including project procurement, planning permission for the development, construction, contract drafting and negotiation, project insurances, project security and building regulation compliance. She regularly acts for lenders and borrowers on development finance transactions. Our construction team represent our clients in litigious matters which can arise in construction projects and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation, conciliation, adjudication and arbitration. Lisa supports our lawyers dealing with the contentious matters with her technical skills.

Practising in all aspects of commercial property law Lisa acts in property acquisitions and disposals, property financing and property investment on behalf of corporate, individual clients and state and semi-state bodies. In addition, she has considerable experience in commercial leasing, having acted for many years for both landlords and tenants in retail, office and other commercial letting transactions.

With significant insolvency experience, Lisa advises receivers and financial institutions on enforcement of security, the disposal of secured assets and corporate restructuring. She regularly advises liquidators of secured assets and directors in insolvent companies.

Lisa is listed in the Legal 500 EMEA, a legal directory ranking top tier firms, in respect of Banking and Finance. The 2023 edition notes that Lisa is “– our banking partner - excellent to deal with – very knowledgeable and efficient’ and she provides “practical clear advice”.

Lisa was also listed in the 2021. 2020, 2019 and 2018 editions of Legal 500 EMEA. The 2021 edition comments as follows; “Lisa Killeen is top class – professional, diligent and leaves no stone unturned.’” and further states that “Holmes O’Malley Sexton’s ‘articulate and intelligent‘ team has a national presence”, and are “highly experienced in property and construction finance, as well as M&A finance and refinancings”

HOLMES
Suite 1, Bishopsgate, Henry Street, Limerick, V94 K5R6. DX 3007 Limerick | Suite 1, 2 Ely Place, Dublin 2, D02 FR58. DX 109055 Fitzwilliam

Tel: +353 61 445508 | +353 87 9677410
Office: +353 61 313222
www.holmeslaw.ie

 

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