Louisa Burke, Cormac Gilroy and Alan Murphy (Credit: Naoise Culhane)

Mr Gilroy brings extensive experience advising lenders, borrowers and sponsors on a wide range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions.

He has worked across both private practice and in-house legal roles, with particular expertise in the real estate and development sectors. He brings over 10 years’ experience and will be based in EY’s Cork office. 

Alan Murphy, partner and head of law at EY Law Ireland, said: “We are delighted to welcome Cormac to EY Law Ireland. His experience and commercial insight will be invaluable as we establish and grow our Banking and Finance practice, and continue to support our clients on increasingly complex transactions.

“The creation of the banking and finance practice reflects our commitment to investing in new service offerings, while strengthening our existing practice areas and ensuring we are where our clients need us, when they need us.”

Mr Gilroy said: “I’m pleased to join EY Law Ireland at such an exciting time. EY’s combined legal, tax and advisory capabilities provide a compelling offering to clients, and I look forward to contributing to the growth of the Banking and Finance practice.”