Dillon Eustace bolsters real estate practice with partner appointment

Dillon Eustace has announced the appointment of Martin Colman as a partner in its real estate practice.

Joining from one of the largest Irish law firms, Mr Colman has extensive expertise in commercial real estate and property finance matters, including the acquisition, development, financing, sale/purchase and leasing of commercial, retail and industrial property.

The appointment is further evidence of the growth of Dillon Eustace’s burgeoning banking & capital markets practice, which originally built its strong reputation on complex, cross-border loan and bond financings with transaction sizes ranging from €10 million to multi-billions.

In his new position, Mr Colman will be working closely with lead partner Conor Houlihan, and the wider banking and commercial property teams, to further enhance the firm’s commercial property and property finance offering.

Mr Houlihan said: “We are delighted to welcome Martin to the Dillon Eustace team. His appointment will help us take further advantage of the opportunities in the Irish and European real estate lending market and is testament to the growth of an already successful practice.

“As a firm we are fortunate to have a client-base that includes many of the institutional investors and financial institutions that are central to the current real estate finance market, which is rapidly evolving as it emerges from a period of significant deleveraging.

“Having represented such clients for many years we understand that each has a unique profile and risk appetite that in all cases demands innovative legal solutions and swift execution. We believe that this is where we excel. I have no doubt that Martin’s arrival will greatly strengthen our position in this regard and we expect to announce further significant hiring in this area in the short- term.”