Areas of Expertise
Gerard is an associate in Maples and Calder’s Asset Finance team in Maples Group’s Dublin office. He advises on all aspects of aircraft finance and leasing and has experience in the structuring of aircraft purchases, sales, debt and capital market financing as well as leasing transactions. Gerard has acted on behalf of aircraft lessors, debt providers, private equity investors and aviation joint ventures.
Gerard joined the Maples Group as a trainee in 2020 and qualified as a solicitor in 2023. Prior to joining Maples Group, Gerard worked in the legal departments of Aergen and Avolon for a number of years and completed a secondment in Aergen’s principal office in Seattle during this period. Before joining Maples, Gerard worked in the Litigation department of another Dublin corporate law firm.
Member of the Law Society of Ireland.
Bar Admissions
2023 – Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland by the Law Society of Ireland
Education
University of Galway – Bachelor of Corporate Law (International) (2014)
University of Galway – Bachelor of Laws, LLB (2015)