Clients today need advisers who operate seamlessly across disciplines with a shared understanding of commercial objectives. We partner closely with clients and our EY colleagues globally to deliver pragmatic, commercially-aligned advice that supports transactions from structuring through to execution and beyond.

Cormac Gilroy

EY Law Ireland, Director, Head of Banking and Finance

Banking and finance lawyer. Commercial, pragmatic, collaborative. Proud father of one daughter. Lifelong sports fan with attendance increasingly replacing participation.

Cormac is a banking and finance lawyer with over 10 years of experience in the industry.

Before joining EY Law Ireland, Cormac trained at one of Ireland’s top-tier firms in Dublin while also spending time with an Irish-based real estate developer and a multinational bank.

He has represented a large number of leading borrowers, domestic banks, international banks and non-bank lenders in relation to bilateral and syndicated facilities.

Cormac is a collaborative team player and leader with a focus on delivering for clients.

Education: BCL (International), UCC.

How Conor is building a better working world

I help clients achieve certainty in complex and high‑stakes situations. I focus on understanding clients’ businesses, priorities and risk appetite so that legal advice supports decisive action and successful execution.

Through close collaboration with EY’s multidisciplinary teams, I help deliver integrated solutions that align both legal and commercial considerations.

Equally important is investing in people—creating an environment built on trust, collaboration and respect—so that we can consistently deliver practical outcomes for clients and build lasting professional relationships.

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