Laura Deignan

Laura Deignan serves as a Partner in the Aviation and Asset Finance Group at McCann FitzGerald LLP, where responsibilities include acting for international and domestic aircraft owners, lessors, and financiers since September 2017. Laura has extensive experience with large-scale multi-jurisdictional finance and leasing transactions, functioning as both lead counsel and Irish counsel. Prior to this role, Laura completed a Foreign Associate Program at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, focusing on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and debt financing. Laura initially joined McCann FitzGerald LLP as a Trainee Solicitor and later served as an Associate in the same group. Educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree from The London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s Degree from University College Dublin.