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Mr Alex McLean
Work Department
Energy, Renewables & Natural Resources
Position
Alex is Head of the Energy, Renewables & Natural Resources Group and a member of the Arthur Cox Sustainable Business Committee, with particular responsibility for the firm’s Pro Bono practice.
Career
Alex has a broad based infrastructure and utilities practice, with particular expertise in renewables, energy and natural resources law. Alex has almost twenty five years energy regulatory, transactional and major projects experience in Ireland and Australia and has been centrally involved in the liberalisation of the energy markets in both jurisdictions. He has extensive experience acting for government, regulators, financiers, market participants and customers, both on the island of Ireland and internationally, and combines broad industry expertise with a strong background in energy regulation and reform.
Memberships
Member of the Executive Committee of the Energy Law Group, an association of leading independent energy law firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Non-resident Fellow of the Payne Institute, an energy and environmental institute at the Colorado School of Mines.
Education
BComm, LLB, 1993, University of NSW. Admitted in New South Wales (1995) (non-practising); New Zealand (2002) (non-practising); Ireland (2003) and Northern Ireland (2004).
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Energy and natural resources
(Hall of Fame)Arthur Cox fields a team of experts with broad experience in energy market regulatory matters spanning multiple industries. The practice has substantial knowledge of the development and financing of wind and solar power projects. Alex McLean
heads the practice, having extensive expertise in the full gamut of energy project related issues. Environment and planning head Danielle Conaghan has a particular focus on energy-related project developments and commercial contracts. Niamh McGovern is well-versed in construction mandates relating to offshore wind and power projects. Karen Killoran and Jacinta Conway are noted for their experience in solar development project and data centre issues.
Ireland > Projects and PPP
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy and natural resources Ireland
- Hall of Fame Ireland > Energy and natural resources
- Leading individuals Ireland > Projects and PPP
- Projects and PPP Ireland
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