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John O’Riordan

John O’Riordan

Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Dillon Eustace

Martin Colman
Moderator

Martin Colman

Partner, Real Estate

Dillon Eustace

Rowena Crowley

Rowena Crowley

Head of Asset Management & Portfolio Strategy

Aviva

John Birmingham

John Birmingham

Asset & Property Management Consultant

John Birmingham Consultancy

John O’Riordan

Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Dillon Eustace

John is a specialist in commercial litigation, financial services disputes, property disputes, regulatory investigations, fraud and asset recovery. He has represented national and international companies, banks and financial institutions, insurers and individuals in court proceedings, arbitration and mediation.

John is a member of the International Bar Association and the Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland.

Martin Colman

Moderator

Dillon Eustace

Martin is a partner in the real estate team of Dillon Eustace. Martin has acted as lead property advisor in a wide range of commercial property matters and has experience in advising on acquisition, development, sale and leasing of commercial, retail and industrial property. Martin also has significant expertise in property finance and related property matters including landlord and tenant matters and the property aspects of liquidations and receiverships. Martin also advises on non-contentious construction law matters and works closely with developers and funding institutions in respect of both commercial and residential projects.

Martin is a member of the Conveyancing Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and regularly lectures in the Law Society on their Diploma in Commercial Conveyancing and Certificate in Conveyancing courses.

Rowena Crowley

Head of Asset Management & Portfolio Strategy

Aviva

Rowena is a Chartered Surveyor with 20 years’ experience in the property industry. She is a Member of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Rowena leads a Dublin based property team in deciding the asset management strategies for a mixed portfolio of commercial properties with particular emphasis on improving the sustainability/ESG credentials of the fund. Rowena’s role is varied and includes dealing with property acquisitions and disposals, redevelopments and refurbishments and seeking out and implementing value add opportunities. She also deals in-depth with the tenancies including undertaking of new lettings, rent reviews, restructuring leases, tenant negotiations, budget and financial analysis, planning negotiations and development strategies. During the past year, Rowena has worked closely with Aviva’s (Irish Property Fund) tenants throughout the Covid-19 lockdowns.

John Birmingham

Asset & Property Management Consultant

John Birmingham Consultancy

John has over 40 years experience in the real estate business and is a Fellow of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has seen the business from both the tenants and landlords perspectives having spent a combined 14 years as Director of Property for Xtra-vision plc and Paddy Power plc following which he has Head of Property Services with Lisney for a further 12 years.

Since 2017 John has been practising as an independent consultant, providing property and asset management advice to a range of private and institutional clients.

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn: 

  1. How does the current situation compare with the crash of 10 years ago - lessons learned and are they being applied?

  2. How does the Code of Conduct between landlords and tenants for commercial rents impact on their relationship?

  3. What are the nature of the deals that are being done between landlords and tenants?

  4. What are the impacts of turnover rents for both a landlord and a tenant?

  5. Has ESG and the drive to net zero impacted the landlord and tenant relationship?
     

How You'll Do More Business: The current crisis requires landlords and tenants to collaborate together in a cohesive and effective way. They will do this by adopting and agreeing commercially sound resolutions that will work for all parties. In this 45 minute panel discussion our panellists will explore the short and long-term strategies being implemented, lessons learnt from the previous financial crisis, the impact of the Code of Conduct,  reliance or not on force majeure or breach of covenants, the opportunities these present and how parties are overcoming the challenges. As well as ESG and the drive to net zero and how it is impacting the landlord and tenant relationship with green clauses, upgrades of property and more. 

Who Attends: Investors, owners, developers, tenants, agents and advisors. 

Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.