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Ronan Speers

020 7152 6550 ronan.speers@keystonelaw.co.uk

Work Department

Construction & Projects

Position

Ronan specialises in construction law and has impressive international experience in both contentious and non-contentious construction matters. He has spent more than 20 years building relationships with and acting for funders, developers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and construction professionals in the transport, oil and gas, energy, utilities, infrastructure, communications, civil engineering and construction sectors across Europe, the Middle East and Far East.

 

In terms of non-contentious work, Ronan advises on drafting and amendments on most domestic and international contractual documentation, including NEC, EPIC, PFI-PPP and FIDIC, and on security documentation.

Ronan is qualified in England and Wales and is also admitted in Northern Ireland.

He has delivered numerous seminars on a range of construction-related issues and is a member of the Society of Construction Law and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, amongst other associations.

Career

Qualified as a Solicitor (Northern Ireland) 1983; Qualified as a Solicitor (England and Wales) 2008; John McKee & Son Solicitors, 1983-87; Solicitor then Partner at Mallon & Haughey Solicitors, 1987-93; Principal at Ronan Speers Solicitors, 1993-97; Consultant Solicitor at Fenwick Solicitors, 1997-99; Group Director then Partner at Systech Solicitors, 1999-2016; Keystone Law, 2016.

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
• Employment > Employees/unions
• Finance > Transport finance and leasing
• Private client > Court of protection
• Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
• Public sector > Healthcare
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Real estate > Residential property

Firm Rankings

• Employment > Senior executives
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
• Finance > Islamic finance
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
• Insurance > Product liability: defendant
• Transport > Travel
• Private client > Art and cultural property
• Transport > Aviation
• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
• Private client > Family
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
• Corporate and commercial > Partnership
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
• Transport > Shipping
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Real estate > Construction: contentious
• Employment > Employers
• Employment > Immigration
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
• Real estate > Planning
• Real estate > Property litigation
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
• Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
• Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
• Private client > Agriculture and estates
• Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
• Dispute resolution > Professional discipline