Particularly well-positioned to advise on public sector projects, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP’s team is a key contact for public bodies, funders and investors, as well as project sponsors, contractors and operators. The group has notable expertise to advise on a range of commercial development, renewable energy and social housing PPP mandates, and frequently assists with contract drafting and negotiations. Rory Kirrane SC is a go-to lawyer for large energy and real estate development projects, and spearheads the offering alongside Eoin Cassidy, who has extensive experience across project financing transactions, especially in the energy sector.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is to the point and consistent in their answers.’
- ‘Shane Dolan has always provided us with extremely competent and prompt legal support. Compared to previous Irish law firms, Mason Hayes & Curran really stands out in a positive way.’
- ‘Dorit McCann - highly driven; cross-border experience; decades of knowledge; charming; brilliant drafter; attention to detail and aware of bigger picture for clients. Brief her!'
- ‘Litigation experience combined with technical detail and up to the minute knowledge of domestic and EU developments. Experience on both sides of the fight, with private client challengers and public bodies, so can advise from all angles.’
- ‘The Projects and PPP team are easy to deal with, receptive to queries, and provide pragmatic advice.’
Key clients
- Fingal County Council Equisisk Community Care Partnership Limited Torc Sustainable Housing BAM Civil Limited Dragados Ireland Limited Demako NV SSE Generation Limited Highfield Solar BNRG Renewables Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Monaghan County Council Children’s Health Ireland Greener Ideas Limited / Bord Gais Energy Limited Amarenco Solar SSE Renewables Equitix Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale Bank of Ireland Irish Water Hines Allergan Pharmaceutical Ireland IMRF Frascati Ltd Partnership Statkraft Ireland Centrica Business Solutions John Sisk & Son (Holdings Limited) Bord na Móna Coillte FuturEnergy Ireland Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. Elgin Energy Greencoat Renewables Bord Gais Energy House Building Finance Ireland Fortum eNext Ireland Société Générale ESB Uisce Éireann
Work highlights
Advised Demako NV on the drafting and negotiating of design and construction contracts with BAM for the construction of a 195 metre cable-stayed, cross-border, Narrow Water Bridge being procured by Louth County Council, with a project cost of over €100m.
Advising SSE on all aspects of the offshore lease, consenting, development and procurement of Phase II of the Arklow Bank Wind Farm with a projected capacity of 800MW.
Advised Equisisk, the Project Company, on the Community Nursing Units PPP.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Rory Kirrane SC; Eoin Cassidy
Other key lawyers
David Gunn; Dorit McCann; Shane Dolan