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Beauchamps LLP Offices

Beauchamps LLP
RIVERSIDE 2
SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY
DUBLIN 2
D02 KV60
Ireland
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Mr Ainsley Heffernan

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Work Department

Energy and natural resources

Position

Ainsley Heffernan is a partner and head of the award winning Energy & Natural Resources Group at Beauchamps. He has over twenty years’ experience advising clients in the energy sector. Ainsley and his team have extensive experience representing clients involved in wind farm projects (both onshore and offshore), solar PV, energy storage, bioenergy and green hydrogen.

Ainsley specialises in energy law, corporate law and complex contract negotiation, with significant expertise in the regulatory framework underpinning energy infrastructure projects, as well as the practical issues that arise. He speaks regularly at energy sector conferences and contributes to a variety of industry publications. He is on the executive council of Wind Energy Ireland and is also an active member of the Irish Solar Energy Association.

Memberships

  • Council member of the Irish Wind Energy Association
  • Member of the Irish Solar Energy Association
  • Member of the Irish Environmental Law Association
  • Member of the Law Society of Ireland
  • Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
  • Supporter and fund raiser for Heart Children Ireland

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (University College Galway, 1993)
  • Bachelor of Law (University College Galway, 1995)
  • Solicitor (Law Society of Ireland, 1999)

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Energy and natural resources

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Ainsley Heffernan – Beauchamps LLP

The energy practice at Beauchamps LLP assists clients with the full spectrum of renewable energy project related matters, including construction, financing, refinancing and planning. The group is noted for is expertise in projects involving energy storage, green hydrogen and solar power. Ainsley Heffernan, who has broad experience in handling wind farm projects, including onshore and offshore wind plants, heads the practice, further supported construction team head Richard Stowe. Stuart Conaty is another key contact known for his planning and environmental expertise.

Ireland > Planning and environment

Beauchamps LLP’s planning and environmental team acts for clients from a vast range of sectors, including energy, waste, housing, industrial development, and commercial development. The team advises on all contentious and non-contentious matters related to planning, waste management and environmental law. Practice lead Stuart Conaty regularly assists residential developers and energy companies with consent applications and judicial review proceedings. Other key members of the practice include experienced litigator Sharon Delaney and Ainsley Heffernan, who has extensive expertise in handling complex wind farm, solar PV, energy storage, and aquaculture projects.

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