Michael O'Connor > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Michael O'Connor
Work Department
Construction & infrastructure, Engineering & Projects, Real Estate
Position
Michael is an experienced construction and engineering lawyer, providing advice across the full scope of construction issues ranging from procurement/contract strategies through to dispute avoidance/resolution. Michael is familiar with all standard forms and methods of procurement including the use of JCT, NEC, and FIDIC and works on bespoke contracts.
His experience includes acting for clients on domestic and international disputes relating to city centre developments, shopping centres, sports stadia, leisure resorts, road widening and bridge construction schemes, and LNG plant construction.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
(Leading partners)The multidisciplinary contentious construction practice at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
is led by David Savage, who dual-qualified in England and Wales and regularly advises governments, employers, and contractors on construction-related disputes and litigations. Michael O’Connor advises various clients, including joint venture companies and charities on cladding and other Building Safety Act-related issues. James Worthington leads on commercial and residential matters, adjudication proceedings, and cladding issues for residential joint ventures, while Francis Ho leads on major defects disputes in the sports sector. Rupa Lakha departed for Osborne Clarke LLP in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Construction: contentious London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition