Brendan Fox > A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

While the A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP construction team provides both contentious and non-contentious construction advice, it is particularly well-regarded for its construction disputes offering. The firm’s Ireland-wide presence benefits clients who require advice from both Belfast and Dublin. Brendan Fox leads the team. A ‘highly skilled negotiator’, Fox is a specialist in real estate and construction litigation. James Flanagan, promoted to partner in January 2024, is well versed in various construction and engineering contracts, including the NEC, JCT, and FIDIC. Associate Christopher Wells provides support on construction and construction related professional negligence litigation matters.

The commercial and technology team at A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP is well-equipped to handle technology-related litigations which are high value, sensitive, and cross jurisdictional in nature. The team is jointly led by Brendan Fox and Mark Thompson. Fox heads the litigation services, while Thompson leads the non-contentious side, where he assists clients in drafting IT technical agreements, including end user licence agreements for both the UK and EEA markets. Also on the contentious side, Ciaran O’Shiel is well versed in advising on defamation, privacy, and data protection matters. Senior associate Keith Dunn often provides support in drafting and negotiating contracts.

The litigation team at A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP is well-experienced in handling complex disputes for global companies. ‘Exceptional’ practice co-head Sam Corbett is a restructuring and insolvency specialist, while fellow co-head Micaela Diver specialises in public and regulatory cases, including those concerning public procurement, outsourcing and infrastructure projects. Brendan Fox has over twenty-five years of experience in corporate construction and property disputes. Michael Neill, who heads up the Belfast office, is also head of restructuring. Ciaran O’Shiel often works with associate Ronan Marlow on matters concerning IP, media, and technology.