OVERVIEW
Craig is a partner of Maples and Calder's Real Estate team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. Craig advises on all types of commercial real estate transactions. He specialises in all aspects of commercial property work including, the acquisition and disposal of investment property (including multi-family and BTR schemes), commercial landlord and tenant, real estate finance, the property aspects of liquidations, receiverships and examinerships and the property aspects of corporate transactions. He has also acted on loan portfolio transactions, where the loans are secured by commercial property.
BACKGROUND
Craig is widely regarded as a market leader in this sector, advising some of the country’s largest investors, landlords and developers on their property portfolios. Craig has advised financial institutions, private equity investors, overseas investors, insolvency practitioners and landlord and tenant clients. Craig has been consistently recommended in independent legal directories, including Chambers and Legal 500. In Legal 500's 2023 Guide he is described by clients as "a stand-out lawyer" and is noted as having an "exceptional ability to conclude deals quietly without fanfare – consistently achieves good results for clients".
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
PropertyCorporate
BAR ADMISSIONS
2007 - Admitted as a Solicitor in IrelandEDUCATION
Law Society of Ireland, Ireland, Postgraduate Diploma in Commercial Property, 2006University College Dublin, Ireland, LLM (European and Competition Law), 2003
University College Dublin, Ireland, BCL (Honours), 2001
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KNOWLEDGE
- The Secure Tenancy Affordable Rental (STAR) Scheme 07 May 2024
- Practical Law Commercial Real Estate Global Guide 2024: Ireland 20 February 2024
- Social and Affordable Housing: Current Initiatives 09 February 2024
- Court of Appeal confirms that a Receiver does not require a Court Order for taking Possession of a Mortgaged 01 February 2024
- French SCPIs Investing in Irish Property 18 May 2023
- The Real Estate Law Review 04 April 2023
- A Leaf Through Key Considerations Relating to Green Leases in Ireland 08 November 2022
- Chambers Real Estate Guide 23 June 2022
- Practical Law Commercial Real Estate Global Guide 2022 26 May 2022
- Electronic Signatures and Registered Land - No Change in Practice Despite New Irish Regulations 16 March 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Pantarei Asset Management Limited on Hong Kong Fund Launches 27 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Drake & Scull International PJSC on Landmark Sukuk SPV Issuance 25 June 2024
- Maples Group Pledges US$ 70k to Support Inclusive Education in the BVI 19 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises on US$500 Million Fund Formation by Japan-focused Private Equity Firm 17 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Screaming Eagle on US$4.6 Billion Combination with Lionsgate's Studio Business 14 June 2024