Prior to joining Walkers, Garry worked with a big five law firm in Dublin for almost 6 years where he was a partner in that firm’s structured finance and derivatives group.  Prior to that, Garry was a financial services taxation manager in one of the big four accountancy practices.​

Admitted In:
Ireland

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws
Diploma in Finance
AITI Chartered Tax Adviser

2020 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer and Highly Regarded

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer (Banking and Finance) 

2019 Legal 500 - Leading Individual (Capital Markets) 

2019 Chambers Global Guide - Notable Practitioner (Capital Markets: Debt) - "One interviewee describes him as "commercially minded and very responsive," while another adds that Ferguson is "enthusiastic and really effective."

2019 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded: "Very personable and technically very good."

2018 Legal 500 - Leading Individual: "Really bright and clued up"

2018 Chambers Global & Europe Guide - (Capital Markets: Debt) A Notable Practitioner. "Very personable, has good client skills and is very knowledgeable in his area."

2018 IFLR 1000 - Highly Regarded

2017 Who's Who Legal - Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

2017 Legal 500 - Leading Individual: "Practice head Garry Ferguson has ‘a very commercial outlook'."

2017 Chambers Global & Europe Guide - (Capital Markets: Debt) A Notable Practitioner. "Garry Ferguson advises issuers and trustees on collateralised loan obligations and mortgage-backed securities. Clients say that Ferguson 'meets targets and deadlines and offers a precise legal perspective'."

2017 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer

2016 Legal 500 - Leading Individual: "With a strong debt practice, Garry Ferguson is ‘very considered and responsive’."

2016 - Chambers Global - Garry Ferguson is head of the group and advises clients on all areas of capital markets transactions and products. Sources appreciate his "technical expertise, practicality and results-oriented approach." 

Garry is recommended in Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and Who's Who of Capital Markets and he has advised on and structured several award winning deals in his specialist areas.

He is also widely published in the areas of securitisation, structured products, capital markets and taxation and is frequently asked to contribute to articles in these areas.

Garry was for several years a lecturer and a tutor in the Law Society of Ireland on company law, financial services and on principles of securitisation.​​

Member of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

ADVISORY

• Ireland Update – Credit Reporting – Delay to Reporting of Guarantor Data - The Central Credit Register ("CCR") has indicated that lenders are not required to report informatio...
  
• Bermuda: Notification of the Amendment to the Insurance Act 1978 - On 5 August 2019, the Amendment Act 2019 came into operation, amending the Insurance Act 1978. The A...
  
• Ireland Update - Government Publishes Strategy for International Financial Services - On 26 April 2019, the Irish Government published a report on its strategy for the development and ad...
  
• Irish Securitisation Regulations - The Irish Securitisation Regulations were published on 18 January 2019 and take effect from 1 Januar...
  
• Regulating Loan Owners: Proposed Amendments to the Credit Servicing Regulatory Regime - Following further debate in the Seanad (the upper house of the Irish parliament) on 18 December 2018...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers #1 in Offshore and Gains in Ireland in IFLR 1000 2020 - Walkers has once again displayed its strength with a market-leading 58 lawyers and 20 practice areas...
  
• Walkers Shortlisted for the Allianz Business to Arts Awards 2019 - Walkers Ireland is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Allianz 2019 Business to Arts Awards un...
  
• Asset Finance and Capital Markets practices lead excellent Legal 500 results for Walkers Ireland - Walkers Ireland has been recognised in the 2019 Legal 500 EMEA Guide's Ireland section with five law...
  
• Walkers – Most Ranked Practices in Offshore (Chambers Global) - Walkers' practice groups have received the highest number of rankings for an offshore law firm in th...
  
• Walkers Leads Key Global Markets in ILFR 1000 - International law firm Walkers has had eighteen practice areas from eight offices ranked in the 2019...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers to sponsor European CLO Summit 2019 - Walkers is to sponsor the European CLO Summit 2019, taking place on Tuesday 15 October 2019 in Londo...
  
• Walkers to sponsor European CLO Summit 2018 - Walkers is once again sponsoring and speaking at the Opal Group European CLO Summit, taking place on...
  
• Walkers to attend and Exhibit at ABS East 2018 - Walkers will be attending the 24th Annual ABS East Conference 2018, taking place September 23-25 at ...
  
• Global ABS 2018 - We Look Forward to Seeing you in Barcelona - Walkers is sponsoring and exhibiting at the 22nd annual Global ABS conference. We would be delighted...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor the Opal Group European CLO Summit 2017 - Walkers is to sponsor the Opal European CLO Summit on 2 November 2017 at etc.venues' County Hal...
  
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ARTICLES

• Chambers Global Practice Guide 2019: Ireland Capital Markets (Debt) - Ireland Managing Partner Garry Ferguson, partners Jonathan Sheehan and Eoin O'Connor and of counsel ...
  
• Ireland Listings Bulletin - Debt Securities - Welcome to our Listings Bulletin where we take an opportunity to reflect on the highlights of 2017 a...
  
• Brexit Update | UK Triggers Countdown to Hard Brexit - The recent speech made by the UK Prime Minister on 17 January has set out the most unequivocal state...
  
• How Ireland Can Fulfil its ILS Potential - Ireland's Managing Partner, Garry Ferguson, talks to Dublin Finance about the Irish ILS market. "Wh...
  
• Walkers Listing Services Review and Outlook 2016 - In this bulletin Walkers Listing & Support Services Limited provides a flavour of the transactions w...
  
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MEMO

• (Global) Comparison of Companies - Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey and Ireland - The decision as to where to incorporate an offshore company can only be made based on the specific f...
  
• (Global) Company Mergers in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda - Businesses have been increasingly taking advantage of the statutory provisions relating to mergers i...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers Ireland Advises Generali on Ground-Breaking Lion I Re Cat Bond - Walkers Ireland was pleased to advise Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Italy’s largest insurer by pr...
  
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