Catherine Duffy is a Partner and Head of the Banking and Financial Services Department. An experienced banking and finance lawyer for over 20 years, her practice focuses on all aspects of banking including corporate and acquisition financing, asset financing (property, aircraft and shipping), securitisation, tax-based financing and leasing and general banking.
Catherine is Chair of the legal advisory panel to the Aviation Working Group to the Unidroit Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. She was a member of the first Advisory Group to the Irish Maritime Development Office set up to promote and assist the development of Irish shipping and shipping services.
She is recommended in a number of legal publications and directories including Best Lawyers 2010; PLC Which Lawyer? 2009, 2010 and 2011; IFLR1000 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; Who's Who Legal 2010 and 2011; The Legal 500 2009, 2010 and 2011; Chambers Europe and Chambers Global 2009, 2010 and 2011. She is also recommended in the International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers as one of the 10 most highly regarded individuals globally in aviation practice.
Catherine is described as "a pragmatic and deeply knowledgeable practitioner" (Chambers Global 2011), "highly recommended" (Legal 500 2011) and "is singled out for her huge depth of experience and impressive commercial acumen" (Legal 500 2010). Chambers Global 2010 describe Catherine as "always in control of expansive transactions, and is very commercial and practical in terms of delivery". Observers agree that her aircraft securitisation work displays an ability to think logically and turn a deal around quickly – she is one of the best around" (Chambers Global 2009). She is also described as "Clever and commercial".
Catherine is the author of the Irish chapter of Hames and MacBain’s book on Aircraft Finance and the Irish chapter of Graeme MacBains book on Aircraft Liens and Detention Rights. She also a director on the Board of Directors of Beaumont Hospital and Chair of the Services and Governance Committee of the Beaumont Board.