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Simon Hannigan

  • Simon Hannigan
  • PARTNER, REAL ESTATE
  • +353 1 920 1098
  • Arthur Cox, Ten Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T380, Ireland

  • Simon Hannigan is “highly recommended.”
    The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2018

  • Simon Hannigan is described by clients as an “effective and extremely skilled negotiator.” Another source adds: “He is very knowledgeable and gives us great advice. He is brilliant at drafting and always willing to make himself available.”
    Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2018

  • Simon Hannigan is “very clever and experienced: he saw things happening before they started to happen.”
    Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2017

  • “Advising on all aspects of commercial property law, Simon Hannigan particularly impresses commentators with his work on property financing.”
    Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2016

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    Expertise

    Simon has a broad practice encompassing all aspects of real estate and commercial property work, including:

    • Acquisition, disposal and financing of asset portfolios and loan portfolios
    • Negotiation of commercial leases and agreements for lease for both landlords and tenants
    • Sale and leaseback transactions
    • Property aspects of liquidations, receiverships and examinerships
    • Property aspects of infrastructure, energy and natural resource projects
    • Commercial property aspects of corporate transactions, including the sale and purchase of both private and public companies
    • Advising on the acquisition, development and disposal of data centres
    • Advising on the acquisition, development and disposal of multi-family and PRF schemes

    Experience

    Simon recently advised:

    • Facebook on its office lease at The Beckett, East Wall, Dublin 3 and The Capitol Building, Cork City
    • Hibernia REIT on the pre-letting of offices at 1 Windmill Lane to Informatica and Core Media
    • Marlet Group on the restructuring of its real estate portfolio
    • Emerald Investments on the disposal of 8 care homes comprising the Carechoice Group
    • Park Developments on the disposal of the multi-family development at New Bancroft Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24
    • Jazz Pharmaceuticals on the acquisition of its EMEA headquarters at Waterloo Exchange, Dublin 2
    • Shire Pharmaceuticals on the acquisition and development of its manufacturing facility at Piercetown, County Meath

    Practice Areas

    Real Estate

    Publications

    Education
    • LL.B (Hons) 2001, Trinity College Dublin
    • Diploma in Applied Finance Law, Law Society of Ireland
    • Diploma in Commercial Conveyancing, Law Society of Ireland
    Professional
    • Admitted as a solicitor, 2005
    Memberships
    • Law Society of Ireland
    • Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
    • Former Chairperson of the Society of Young Solicitors in Ireland

    • “Arthur Cox takes a client-centred approach and makes it a priority to understand our group and business. They have impressive depth of knowledge across all practice areas relevant to our business and generally have a deep enough bench for even very sizable transactions.”

      IFLR 1000, 2018 edition

      “The firm is very strong and reliable. They are proactive and technically excellent.”

      IFLR 1000, 2018 edition

    • "The firm has a very practical approach to dispute resolution. They take time to understand things from a business and a legal perspective. The advice is always practical, clear and solution-focused."

      Chambers Europe: Europe’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2017

      "This is an outstanding firm, which goes above and beyond for its clients."

      Chambers Europe: Europe's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2016