Cormac Kissane

Partner

+353 (0)1 618 0529 (Direct Line)
cormac.kissane@arthurcox.com

Dublin » Arthur Cox, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland

Expertise

Cormac is a partner, and the head of the firm's Capital Markets Group. He advises on a full range of capital markets, structured finance and related issues. Cormac has advised on the securitisation of a wide variety of asset classes, acting for both domestic and international clients, as well as on the establishment of covered bond programmes. He also advises on a broad range of debt capital markets transactions including corporate and high-yield bonds, medium term note and commercial paper programmes, tier 1 and other hybrid-type securities.

Cormac is also a member of the firm's Financial Regulatory Group where he focuses particularly on bank regulatory matters and derivatives.

Cormac previously worked for leading international law firms in London, New York and Hong Kong. He has lectured in Trinity College, Dublin on Finance Law.

Experience

Recent transactions include:

Member of the team advising the Department of Finance on issues relating to the banking crisis.
Advised CRH plc on recent bond issues under its US and European debt programmes.
Advising JP Morgan in connection with a high-yield bond transaction for an Irish company.

Practice Areas

Education

LLB, 1992, Trinity College, Dublin

Professional

Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2003
Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland (non-practising), 2003
Admitted to the New York Bar (non-practising), 2003
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (non-practising), 1998

Memberships

Board of the Hospice Foundation of Ireland
Chairman of the Stakeholder Consultative Group

Authorship

Author of the 'Ireland' chapter of the book: "Securitizations: Legal and Regulatory Issues" (Law Journal Press, New York), which covers 21 jurisdictions worldwide.

IFLR1000, 2012 - Leading Lawyer

Publications

Proposed Personal Insolvency Bill Financial Regulatory: 02.02.2012 | Format:
Report of the Inter-Departmental Mortgage Arrears Working Group, October 2011 Banking, Financial Regulatory: 28.10.2011 | Format:
Establishing Special Purpose Vehicles in Ireland, May 2011 Listing Services, Tax, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Capital Markets: 19.05.2011 | Format:
Methods of Realisation and Enforcing Security, Spring 2011 Corporate Recovery and Insolvency, Financial Regulatory, Property, Capital Markets: 19.05.2011 | Format:
Listings Guide (Specialist Debt Securities), Spring 2011 Listing Services, Capital Markets: 18.05.2011 | Format:
Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Bill 2011, April 2011 Banking, Financial Regulatory, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Company Compliance and Governance, Capital Markets: 27.04.2011 | Format:
Listings Brief (Short Term Paper), January 2011 Listing Services, Capital Markets: 03.02.2011 | Format:
Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010, December 2010 Banking, Financial Regulatory, Company Compliance and Governance, Capital Markets: 22.12.2010 | Format:
Impact of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation on the Approval of Prospectuses, December 2010 Listing Services, Capital Markets: 21.12.2010 | Format:
Extension of ELG Scheme, November 2010 Financial Regulatory, Capital Markets: 23.11.2010 | Format:
ELG Scheme Extension of Issuance Period, October 2010 Financial Regulatory, Capital Markets: 01.10.2010 | Format:
Corporate Governance Requirements for Credit Institutions and Insurers, May 2010 Banking, Financial Regulatory, Insurance and Reinsurance, Company Compliance and Governance, Capital Markets, Asset Management and Investment Funds: 12.05.2010 | Format:
The National Asset Management Agency, Spring 2010 Banking, Corporate and M&A, Financial Regulatory, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Tax, Property, Structured Finance and Securitisation, Company Compliance and Governance, Capital Markets, Financial Services Litigation: 30.04.2010 | Format:
PLC Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook 2010 Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets: 22.02.2010 | Format:
Briefing - Financial Regulatory Group (Derivatives Markets), December 2009 Financial Regulatory: 15.12.2009 | Format:
Briefing - Listing Services (Islamic Finance), Autumn 2009 Listing Services, Structured Finance and Securitisation, John Walsh | Arthur Cox, Capital Markets, Asset Management and Investment Funds: 21.10.2009 | Format:
Structured Finance Guide - Capital Markets Group (Irish FVCs), Spring 2009 Capital Markets: 30.03.2009 | Format:
Structured Finance Brief - New ECB Reporting Requirements for Irish SPVs Capital Markets: 02.03.2009 | Format:
Briefing - Financial Regulatory Group (AIB & BoI), February 2009 Financial Regulatory: 24.02.2009 | Format:
Briefing - Financial Regulatory Group (Anglo Irish Bank), January 2009 Financial Regulatory, Company Compliance and Governance, Capital Markets: 30.01.2009 | Format:
Structured Finance Guide - Eligibility Criteria for Asset Backed Repo Transactions with the European Central Bank, Spring 2009 Capital Markets: 15.01.2009 | Format:
Briefing - Financial Regulatory Group (Credit Institutions Scheme), November 2008 Financial Regulatory: 11.11.2008 | Format:
Establishing Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in Ireland, Autumn 2008 Listing Services, Tax, Capital Markets: 19.09.2008 | Format:
Briefing - Arthur Cox Listing Services Limited (Specialist Debt Securities), Summer 2008 Listing Services, Capital Markets: 01.06.2008 | Format:
Structured Finance Guide - Eligibility Criteria for Asset Backed Repo Transactions with the European Central Bank, Spring 2008 Listing Services, Capital Markets: 19.02.2008 | Format:
Arthur Cox Listing Services - Listing Guide: Specialist Debt Securities - Admission to Trading on the Irish Stock Exchange, Summer 2007 Listing Services, Capital Markets: 01.06.2007 | Format:
Securitisation Guide: Issuing Asset Covered Securities - A summary of the legislation and process, May 2007 Tax, Capital Markets: 31.05.2007 | Format:
Structured Finance Bulletin, January 2007 - Irish Government shows continued support for the Structured Finance market Banking, Capital Markets: 05.01.2007 | Format:

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