Ms Sherry brings a wealth of experience in both private practice and in-house roles, including a leading law firm in London and six years with a global aircraft lessor.

She is well known in the industry for her advice on aviation leasing and trading transactions and has deep expertise across a wide range of financing structures, from secured portfolio financings, PDP financings and unsecured term loans to structured capital market transactions.

She is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and Nottingham Trent University, and qualified as a solicitor in Ireland and in England and Wales.

David McGovern, head of aviation and international asset finance at Mason Hayes & Curran, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Julie-Ann to the firm. Her local and international expertise further enhances our standing as a leading advisor to the aviation sector in Ireland, and underscores our ability to support clients with targeted, sector-specific advice.”

Ms Sherry added: “Ireland is a key global hub for aviation finance. I am delighted to join the market-leading team at Mason Hayes & Curran and look forward to supporting clients with every stage of their financing, leasing and trading transactions.”