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Connaught House
One Burlington Road
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D04 C5Y6
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Ms Alice Whittaker
Work Department
Environmental and Climate
Position
Alice leads the Environment and Climate Group at Philip Lee. This specialist team of highly experienced lawyers focuses on planning, housing and infrastructure, environment, energy and climate law. The team advises multinational corporations, European energy utilities, banks and investors on a range of renewable energy projects and investments, infrastructure developments, acquisitions and joint ventures in the sustainable development sector. The Group is well known for its experience in the offshore and marine environment, working on offshore renewables, subsea fibre optic networks, interconnectors, ports and harbours. Alice has advised on major projects including the successful applications for the new National Children’s Hospital and new National Maternity Hospital, pending applications for the Dublin Array offshore wind farm, the re-development of the Port of Cork, and one of the first re-powering applications for a large onshore wind farm.
Alice is a key part of the firm’s Planning Team which acts as lead advisor to the Irish Planning Board, defending planning judicial review proceedings in the Irish and European Courts. Alice acted for the Board in the High Court and Supreme Court challenges to the grant of planning for Apple’s proposed large-scale data centre development, successfully defending the Board’s decision in both courts.
Memberships
Law Society of Ireland
The Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association
Irish Environmental Law Association
Health and Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland
Energy Institute
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Energy and natural resources
Philip Lee LLP provides clients with ‘great knowledge and innovation’ in the power and energy space, with team head Lev Gantly bringing ‘unmatched’ experience concerning carbon and climate finance projects. A key contact is climate and environment group lead Alice Whittaker
, who assists industrial players, power developers, and sustainability-focused bodies on planning, regulatory, and corporate and commercial mandates concerning novel energy assets. Bringing further expertise to the team, projects specialist Niall Donnelly regularly advises project operators on power supply and commercial contracts in the renewable energy space.
Ireland > Planning and environment
(Hall of Fame)Philip Lee LLP‘s environment and climate team has recently been increasingly focused on climate action, renewable energy, and biodiversity enhancement work. Alice Whittaker has an extensive background in litigation, and at present focuses her practice on advising project developers on complex environmental consent procedures. The renowned Rachel Minch SC is highly regarded for her expertise in handling judicial reviews of decisions related to the planning and licensing of environmentally significant development projects. Her work spans key sectors, including strategic transport initiatives and energy infrastructure, focusing on projects that have a substantial environmental impact. Leonora Mullett has broad experience of advising across a range of environmental matters, specifically relating to wildlife and water quality law. Another key individual is Maeve Delargy, who often acts for key clients in environmental transactional and regulatory work, and stands out for her expertise in significant judicial review proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Ireland > Planning and environment
- Planning and environment Ireland
- Energy and natural resources Ireland