William Fry LLP benefits from a ‘wide range of experience’ in the field of construction law; its recent workload encompasses advice on high-profile mixed-use developments (including major urban regeneration and town centre projects), public infrastructure schemes, and office and residential projects. The team’s wide-ranging client base includes major developers, local authorities, government departments and financial institutions. Liam McCabe heads the practice, and is well versed in development and PPP projects. Jarleth Heneghan, who handles both disputes and transactional work, the ‘knowledgeable’ Bryanna Ryan and Cassandra Byrne are also key names at senior level.
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‘The team is knowledgeable and sensitive to client needs. There is a wide range of experience within the firm and an exceptional level of engagement on relevant issues.’
‘They are always available, willing and eager to assist in all matters, no matter how straightforward or complex they may be.’
‘Of sufficient scale and ability to manage all construction/infrastructure legal issues.’
‘Bryanna Ryan is knowledgeable in reference to legal matters as would be expected, but agile to absorb, adapt, consider and incorporate sometimes complex commercial, technical and time-related matters that are an inevitable part of an construction process that requires the input of an external legal firm.’
‘Bryanna Ryan understands the needs of businesses and is always contactable.’
‘For such a large practice it maintains a personal element where clients receive a level of care and attention which one would normally attribute to a much smaller or even family practice. The key elements are the people, the personal and professional nature of their engagement, the speed of response and the breadth of expertise available under the one roof.’
‘What differentiates William Fry and their personnel is the proactive nature of the advice offered. They are proactively engaged and give clients confidence.'
Key clients
- Hines
- King Street Capital
- Diageo
- Department of the Environment, Climate & Communications
- National Asset Management Agency (NAMA)/Receiver
- GA Development Fund ICAV
- 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
- Hammerson plc
- 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 (NTMA)
- 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
Work highlights
- Advising Hines and King Street Capital on the development of a new suburb within a 412-acre site in Cherrywood, South County Dublin.
- Advising FTSE 100 company Diageo PLC on all aspects of the proposed large-scale regeneration of the landmark St. James' Gate Guinness Brewery site, to be known as Guinness Quarter.
- Advising the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications on the National Broadband Plan (NBP), which will provide connectivity to ensure all premises have access to high-speed broadband.
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