Firm:	Walkers (Ireland) LLP
Position:	Partner
Address:	The Exchange, George's Dock, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, D01 W3P9
Phone:	+353 1 470 6696
Email:	killian.mcsharry@walkersglobal.com
Personal URL:	https://www.walkersglobal.com/index.php/component/people/professional/116

Special Areas:

Killian is a partner in the Walkers Asset & Aviation Finance Group where he specialises in asset-finance transactions.

Killian advises banks, financial institutions, international aircraft operating lessors, aircraft owners, financial arrangers and private equity funds on financing and leasing both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. This includes: setting up and advising on the establishment of aviation financing and leasing platforms (including funds-backed), delivery financing, PDP financing, purchase and leasing transactions for both commercial and private aircraft, aircraft securitisations, export credit financing, workouts and restructurings, domestic and cross-border tax-driven leasing as well as sale and lease-back transactions.

Killian also has experience of a wide range of cross-border banking and finance transactions, including bilateral and syndicated lending, and leveraged and acquisition financings and restructurings.

Deals and Awards:

Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2025
Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2024
Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2023
Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2023
Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2022

Career:

Before joining Walkers, Killian was an associate in the finance department of a leading law firm where he also qualified. During his time there, he was seconded to Lloyds Banking Group, London.

Publications:

Killian regularly lectures for the Law Society of Ireland’s Aviation law diploma and presents at leading aviation industry conferences.

Qualifications:

Admitted in: Ireland

Education:
LL.B., National University of Ireland, Galway
B.Corp.Law, National University of Ireland, Galway
Dip.Arb., University College Dublin

Memberships:

Member of the Law Society of Ireland
Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association