David Maughan

Partner

David is a Partner  in the Banking & Finance group.

David Maughan

David Maughan is internationally recognised as a leading finance lawyer in Dublin, continuously ranked in prominent journals as one of Ireland’s leading lawyers.

David advises on aviation, asset-finance and debt capital markets transactions.

Recent deals that David advised on include:

  • Nordic Aviation Capital on its bankruptcy and unsecured bond restructuring
  • KfW on its financing of locomotives for Rive Rail
  • Smurfit Kappa on its corporate and green bond issuances
  • Guotai Junan Securities on its repackaging programmes
  • auxmoney on its warehousing and ABS of consumer loans
  • LähiTapiola Rahoitus Oy on its auto loan securitisations
  • Pollen Street Capital on its property-backed receivable lending note platforms
  • British Airways’ EETC issuances
  • Proventus Capital on a  share receiver appointment to Montrose Global aircraft group
  • Dublin Port infrastructure bonds
2026 Legal 500 EMEA
2026 Chambers Global
2025 Chambers Europe
2025 Legal 500 EMEA
2025 Chambers Global
2025 IFLR 1000

Practice Areas

Corporate Administration Services
Distressed Assets
Contentious Aviation Disputes
Financial Restructuring
Banking & Finance
Aviation & Asset Finance
Listing Services

Related Sectors

Financial Services

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CRD VI Impact on Ireland’s Aviation and Asset Finance Sectors

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William Fry Wins European Finance Team of the Year

William Fry awarded European Finance Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2025.

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EU Securitisation Market Reforms

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Irish SPVs to be Excluded from CSRD Reporting

Irish Special Purpose Vehicles exempt from sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).

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CJEU Clarifies Validity of Asymmetric Clauses in Finance Transactions

CJEU ruling on asymmetric jurisdiction clauses designating EU or Lugano courts, confirming their validity under Article 25 of Brussels Recast.

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EU Securitisation Regulation: The European Commission Launches Significant Consultation

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A Practical Law note which provides an overview of the regulatory framework for securities transactions in Ireland

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Legal News – December 2019

Welcome to the December 2019 edition of Legal News. We at William Fry aim to keep you up to date on legal developments that may affect you or your ...

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