Richard has extensive experience in corporate finance transactions.
Richard is Managing Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Department. Richard practices in the areas of corporate finance and development finance.
In corporate finance transactions, Richard has acted for both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions across all sectors as well as advising in private equity transactions, shareholder arrangements and joint ventures.
In development finance transactions, Richard acts for developers of residential and retail developments as well as in healthcare, student accommodation and renewable energy.
Richard began his career at another leading Dublin firm and earlier in his career worked in London and Berlin with Hammonds, a leading UK law firm (now part of international firm Squire Patton Boggs).
Richard is a Ministerial Nominee to the Company Law Review Group, an expert body established under the Companies Act 2014 to advise the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on company law.
Richard is a member of the Council of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce.
Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A.
Recommended for Construction.
Recommended for Projects and PPP.
Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Construction and Projects.
Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Construction and Projects.
Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A.
Recommended for Projects and PPP.
‘Richard Curran is a projects lawyer who has the ability to provide clear, intelligent and commercial advice on construction projects. An excellent lawyer.’ Recommended for Construction.
Listed as a leading individual in Corporate/M&A.
"Highly experienced and knowledgeable." Recommended for Corporate/M&A.
Recommended for Banking & Finance, Corporate Commercial M&A, Construction and Projects & PPP
Richard Curran is praised by one interviewee for being "very responsive." Recommended for Corporate/M&A.
"Practical, informed and responsive. Good at feeling the temperature of the room so he knows when a quick answer is needed against an extremely detailed one." Recommended for Corporate/M&A
Recommended for Corporate/M&A.
Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Banking & Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Recommended for Banking & Finance, Projects & PPP and Corporate, Commercial and M&A.
Impressed interviewees say: "He is an excellent lawyer with superb client-facing skills and is a strong negotiator."
Recommended for Corporate/M&A.
Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Banking and Mergers and Acquisitions.
"Very prompt responses and technical knowledge", "very easy to work with".
Recommended for Corporate/M&A.
Recommended for Banking and Finance and Projects and PPP.
"Recommended as a "hybrid corporate and banking partner with good breadth of knowledge, who can oversee and direct things from the start". Recommended for Corporate M&A.
Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Banking Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.
Recommended for Corporate/M&A.
Recommended for Banking and Finance and Projects and PPP.
Recommended for Corporate/M/A and also as a Regional Expert on Germany.
Recommended for Corporate M&A.
Richard Curran is an unfailing professional and is extremely proactive in identifying ancillary or related issues in transactions.
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