Arthur Cox‘s ’top-tier‘ construction practice has deep expertise in a range of industries, including data centres, manufacturing and commercial and residential developments, but has a particularly strong suit in the energy sector, where the team advises both developers and funders on major projects in growing areas such as solar, offshore wind and battery storage. ’Standout practitioner‘ Niav O’Higgins leads the team with the ’commercial‘ Karen Killoran; both are skilled in the full spectrum of contentious and transactional matters. Niamh McGovern, who has strengths in the energy, infrastructure and transport, Fiona Egan and Shane O’Neill (who focuses on commercial property and renewable energy projects) are also key names.
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‘Niav O' Higgins has good knowledge of procedures and construction law, is committed to meeting client needs and meeting tight deadlines, and has excellent availability. Fiona Egan is engaged and hardworking, with good specialist knowledge.’
‘A top-tier team that advises on the most complex of transactions. ’
‘Shane O'Neill is very considered in his advice and provides an excellent client service.’
‘Niamh McGovern in particular is a first port of call for any legal queries. She will return calls or answer queries in a timely manner and offers a professional and high-quality service.’
‘While the depth of knowledge is best in class, this is also coupled with strong commercial nous, meaning that the advice is always concise, timely, accurate but most importantly commercially practical.’
‘Niav O'Higgins is without doubt the standout practitioner in her field. Her advice and guidance is invaluable in navigating unique, novel and extraordinarily complex problems. Her clear, calm and concise approach is greatly valued.���
‘The team is commercial in its approach and offers real-world solutions to complex problems, and is respected in the construction industry for this reason. They have a broad and diverse range and depth of experience, and strong multi-disciplinary personnel who are capable of addressing all project needs, whether they relate to conveyancing, legal, litigation, contract law, construction documentation, or other areas. Excellent relationship management and attention to detail.’
‘Karen Killoran is the most practically-minded construction lawyer working in Ireland. The team led by Karen allocates appropriate risk weighting to provide commercially-considered advice.’
Key clients
- Bain Capital Credit
- Gray Integrated Services of Europe
- Power Capital Portfolio
- Ardstone Capital
- FuturEnergy
- Land Development Agency
- ServiceNow
- Intercom
- ARA Europe
- Center Parcs
- Dairygold
- Union Investments USG
- Kilshane Energy
- Energia
- Brookfield (acquired Hibernia)
- Ares
- Hackman Capital
- Elkstone
- Spear Street
- Intel
- Barola
- NAMA
- Meta
- Arcadis
- KDM Group
Work highlights
- Advised Bain Capital Credit in conjunction with local European law firms across its European development project portfolio in the residential, commercial property, leisure, logistics and student accommodation sectors.
- Advised Gray Integrated Services of Europe as design-build contractor in respect of all aspects of its EPC-contracted projects for manufacturing and recycling facilities in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Finland and Belgium.
- Advising Power Capital in relation to the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, testing and operation of five solar parks across Ireland.
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Arthur Cox
Fiona is a senior associate in our Infrastructure, Construction and Utilities Group and advises clients from across the industry on the development and management of infrastructure and construction projects, including the avoidance and resolution of disputes which arise.
Fiona advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious construction and engineering law matters in both the public and private sectors, as well as on energy law and renewables projects and related disputes. Fiona has experience in various forms of dispute resolution including settlement initiatives, mediations, adjudications, arbitration and court proceedings. In non-contentious matters, Fiona advises contracting authorities, employers, contractors, sub-contractors and funders, and has experience of providing advice across a range of sectors. Fiona regularly advises on drafting and negotiating various contract documents for construction and infrastructure projects of all sizes.
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Arthur Cox
Niamh advises a broad range of clients across the construction, energy, infrastructure, and PPP sectors. Niamh advises clients on a wide range of matters and focuses principally on construction law, projects and infrastructure (including public-private partnerships), and energy. She has acted for developers, contractors, and lenders on a wide range of construction projects, PPPs, development finance transactions (including the residential, leisure, and office accommodation sectors), and on the construction aspects of many project finance transactions (principally in the energy, transport and social infrastructure sectors). In addition, Niamh has recently advised on a number of large transactions in the pharmaceutical and telecoms sectors.
Practice head
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Niav O’Higgins, Karen Killoran