McCann FitzGerald LLP advises across a wide range of sectors, including the infrastructure, transport and energy spaces, and also acts for a host of regulatory bodies. The team is led by Eamonn O’Hanrahan, who has extensive experience advising statutory agencies and private clients on public-private partnerships. Sean Barton regularly represents public bodies in defending judicial review actions, while Catherine Derrig handles contentious regulatory issues for numerous public sector clients. Orlaith Sheehy is experienced in both advisory and contentious matters related to public procurement and tendering processes.
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Work Department
Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Commercial Disputes, Professional Indemnity, Administrative & Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Catherine Derrig graduated from University College Dublin (BBLS) in 2001 and qualified as a Solicitor in 2006. She joined the McCann FitzGerald LLP in 2003 and became a Partner in the firm in 2014. She is an experienced litigator who advises both public and private sector clients on a wide range of complex commercial and regulatory disputes. Many of her cases involve more than one jurisdiction, and she works closely with international legal teams. Catherine has particular experience in the banking and financial services, insurance, communications, healthcare, energy and aviation sectors.
She advises companies, financial institutions and insurers on commercial and shareholder disputes, as well as disputes with customers and intermediaries. Catherine also has significant experience handling complex professional negligence claims, acting for both professionals and their insurers. In addition, she advises regulators on their statutory duties, decision-making processes, appeals, judicial reviews and enforcement actions. She also represents organisations facing regulatory investigations and supports clients conducting internal investigations, from business ethics reviews to regulatory inquiries into suspected unlawful conduct. Catherine further advises clients on responding to dawn raids across a range of industries.
Memberships
The Law Society of Ireland, 2006
Founding Member and Secretary to the Irish Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defence Association (WWCDA)
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‘This team is very experienced in managing contentious regulatory matters, quick to respond with clear and strategic advice.'
‘The team continues to deliver expert, strategic advice.’
Key clients
- Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)
- Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg)
Work highlights
Acted for ComReg in its investigation and finding of non-compliance against Virgin Media and its subsequent successful Commercial Court proceedings in which non-compliance by Virgin Media was found by the High Court for a failure by it to ensure that its conditions and procedures for contract termination do not act as a disincentive to consumers changing service provider.