William Fry LLP’s team advises a diverse mix of domestic and international clients, including private developers, state bodies, local authorities and financial institutions, on various construction projects. The group has experience across significant transactions, spanning town centre, office and mixed-use developments, as well as broadband/major state infrastructure construction projects. Liam McCabe spearheads the practice, with particular expertise in complex development projects. Another name to note is Jarleth Heneghan, who is highly regarded for his work on both contentious and non-contentious project matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Liam McCabe is the master of his brief and quickly assesses how to achieve the client's objective.’
- ‘Bryanna Ryan is very engaging and quickly and easily builds high-quality trusting relationships.'
- ‘The team of Bryanna Ryan and Liam McCabe really seek to understand our business and our objectives and they work very closely with us to achieve those objectives in the most effective way possible.’
Key clients
- Hines/King Street Capital Diageo Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment National Asset Management Agency (NAMA)/Receiver GA Development Fund ICAV Hines/Peterson Edwards Lifesciences Arora Hotels Kennedy Wilson Digital Realty Trust Dublin Airport Authority (daa) plc Hines GREIT II Ireland Fund ICAV Irish Life Assurance plc Value Retail Fitzwilliam Real Estate Properties Ltd The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland JD Wetherspoons Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc Circle K (formerly Topaz) Curam Care Homes Jongers Corporation Limited Jepview Limited Zeus Industrial Products (Ireland) Limited National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) Blackrock Real Estate U+I Group plc (formerly Development Securities plc) Starwood Capital Group Tesco Dublin City Council Fingal County Council Veryan Medical Limited MML Growth Capital Partners Limited Aviva Investors Ireland Limited Credit Suisse Allied Irish Banks plc Yew Grove REIT Merck Millipore Curam Healthcare Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Real I.S. AG Glenmore Generation Limited Blackpitts Development Limited Invesco Real Estate Bank of Ireland Burns & McDonnell FuturEnergy RedHat SIRO Limited Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Unum Ireland Limited Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Clifford Chance Cental Engineering Limited AVK Interpath
Work highlights
Representing Donegal County Council in the Commercial Court pathfinder proceedings issued by approximately 2,000 plaintiffs.
Advising Arora Hotel Group on the terminal linked hotel at T2 Dublin Airport, a project valued at approximately €150m.
Advising on the National Broadband Plan.
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Practice head
Liam McCabe
Other key lawyers
Jarleth Heneghan; Bryanna Ryan; Cassandra Byrne