Construction

William Fry LLP

William Fry LLP's core focus lies in handling both contentious and non-contentious matters related to construction and engineering projects on behalf of developers, local authorities, government departments and financial institutions. Practice chair Liam McCabe is an expert in the field of development and public private partnership projects, regularly receiving instructions from some of the largest domestic and international private and public entities. Jarleth Heneghan is well-versed in both advisory construction work and litigation. Bryanna Ryan and Cassandra Byrne are also noted.

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Testimonials

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‘The team's knowledge is based on a deep understanding of the construction world. They are always at the other end of the phone if you have a query.’
‘I have the pleasure of dealing with Jarleth Heneghan and Cassandra Byrne. They are friendly and always available. The depth of their knowledge is unsurpassed.’
‘The William Fry construction team have consistently demonstrated exceptional expertise and professionalism in the construction law field.'
'Deep understanding of complex construction contracts, coupled with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.’
‘Jarleth Heneghan is always accessible, providing clear, concise advice, even in the most challenging cases.’
‘The team is dedicated and committed to carrying out due diligence and providing diligent research. Their commitment, dedication and resilience are obvious. The team operates in a very flexible and collaborative way.’
‘Liam McCabe's breadth of knowledge on the matters at hand was unsurpassed in my experience.’
‘I valued Bryanna Ryan's attention to detail and willingness to fully explain and be practical in the negotiations on the client's behalf.’

Key clients

Hines/King Street Capital
Diageo
Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications
National Asset Management Agency
GA Development Fund ICAV
Hines/Peterson
Edwards Lifesciences
Arora Hotels
Kennedy Wilson
Digital Realty Trust
Dublin Airport Authority (daa) plc
Hines GREIT II Ireland Fund ICAV
Irish Life Assurance plc
Value Retail
Fitzwilliam Real Estate Properties Ltd
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
JD Wetherspoons
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc
Circle K (formerly Topaz)
Curam Care Homes
Jongers Corporation Limited
Jepview Limited
Zeus Industrial Products (Ireland) Limited
National Treasury Management Agency
Blackrock Real Estate
U+I Group plc (formerly Development Securities plc)
Starwood Capital Group
Tesco
Dublin City Council
Fingal County Council
Veryan Medical Limited
MML Growth Capital Partners Limited
Aviva Investors Ireland Limited
Credit Suisse
Allied Irish Banks plc
Yew Grove REIT
Merck Millipore
Curam Healthcare
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Real I.S. AG
Glenmore Generation Limited
Blackpitts Development Limited
Invesco Real Estate
Bank of Ireland
Burns & McDonnell
FuturEnergy
RedHat
SIRO Limited
Irish Rugby Football Union
Royal Dublin Society
Unum Ireland Limited
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Clifford Chance
Cental Engineering Limited
AVK
Interpath

Work highlights

Advised Donegal County Council on the Commercial Court pathfinder proceedings issued by approximately 2,000 plaintiffs.
Advised Arora Hotel Group on the terminal-linked hotel at T2 Dublin airport.
Advised the Department of the Environment, climate & communications on the national broadband plan.

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