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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 individuals)Charles Russell Speechlys LLP provides a comprehensive range of services for large-scale construction and engineering projects, including procurement, transactional, project advisory services, and disputes advice, both in the UK and internationally. The team is led by Steven Carey, who offers dispute resolution advice to a wide range of stakeholders, from employers to suppliers. Fiona Edmond offers specialised advice to central London commercial developers on a multitude of construction projects and property transactions. Rupa Lakha focuses on dispute avoidance and resolution, and acts for those at all stages of the supply chain. Michael O’Connor’s expertise spans a diverse range of contentious matters, and he is at the forefront of handling fire-safety-related issues arising from the Building Safety Act.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Construction: contentious London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
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
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- 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
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- 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 > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- 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 £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- 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
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Employment > Employee share schemes