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Arthur Cox

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The sizeable team at Arthur Cox has a well-rounded projects and infrastructure practice that assists clients with the planning and development of new projects, as well as the acquisition, disposal and operation of brownfield projects. The team is particularly strong in the energy sector, handling some of the largest financing and development mandates in this area. Practice head Aaron Boyle handles infrastructure projects in the transport and telecoms sectors, while Alex McLean’s practice has a specific focus on the energy sector. Niav O’Higgins and Karen Killoran have significant experience of handling the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters in the construction sector. Other notable members of the team include Niamh McGovern and Danielle Conaghan.

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  • ‘The team could pull from first-hand experience to help us navigate contractual queries.’
  • ‘Niamh McGovern has been my first port of call for legal queries. She will return calls or answer queries promptly. She offers a professional and high-quality service.’
  • ‘The Arthur Cox team has extensive and unparalleled knowledge of renewable energy projects. Working with them inspires confidence in the team here, knowing that the advice received is sound.’
  • ‘Niamh McGovern is our go-to partner in this space. She is readily available and a great communicator. She has great industry knowledge. She can easily draw on other experience in the market to ensure we are getting the best advice possible.’

Key clients

  • John Laing
  • National Broadband Ireland
  • Power Capital
  • Celtic Roads Group
  • Corio
  • Intel FAB Extension Project
  • Greenlink Interconnector Limited
  • Invesis
  • Orsted
  • Ardstone
  • Meta
  • LDA
  • Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
  • FuturEnergy Ireland
  • Irish Social Housing Property II
  • EIB Celtic Interconnector
  • Bord Na Mona

Work highlights

  • Advised John Laing on all aspects of its acquisition of AMP’s Irish assets – Towercom, Valley Healthcare and the Convention Centre Dublin PPP.
  • Advising National Broadband Ireland on a day-to-day basis regarding the deployment of the National Broadband Plan.
  • Assisted Greenlink with its interconnector project between Ireland and Great Britain.

Lawyers

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Aaron Boyle

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Aaron’s practice is focused on the areas of infrastructure, procurement, PPP and project finance. Aaron heads the Public Law, Procurement, Transport and PPP and PFI Groups in Arthur Cox.

Leading individuals

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Niamh McGovern

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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

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Aaron Boyle

Other key lawyers

Alex McLean, Niamh McGovern, Niav O’Higgins, Karen Killoran, Danielle Conaghan