Mr Kearns joins Addleshaw Goddard Ireland with extensive finance experience, having spent four years on the banking and finance team at Dentons Ireland LLP.

Prior to this, he was at Simmons & Simmons in the Middle East and was previously a member of the capital markets team at Arthur Cox.

Mr Kearns has vast experience in all types of structured finance and debt capital markets (DCM) transactions on the issuer, bank and trustee sides. He acts for a broad base of clients ranging from international financial institutions to blue chip corporates to start-ups on often complex and bespoke structures and deals.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr Kearns said: “I am delighted to join the finance team in Addleshaw Goddard Ireland and to bring with me a new practice offering.

“Having spent time in various jurisdictions, I have an appreciation of the need to deliver an international-standard product to clients.

“With its incredible international network, I look forward to working with the team here in Dublin and abroad to build on Addleshaw Goddard’s international reputation and experience in Structured Finance and Debt Capital Markets.”

Mark Walsh, head of Ireland at Addleshaw Goddard, said: “John Kearns will be an incredible addition to the Addleshaw Goddard Ireland team.

“With ample knowledge of debt capital market transactions, John not only strengthens our finance team but also brings new opportunities to the firm as we introduce our new structured finance and debt capital markets offering to our clients.”