Energy

Our multi-disciplinary Energy team help owners, developers and purchasers of renewable energy and conventional power navigate this fast-changing sector.

Meet the team
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Decades of experience means we understand our clients’ commercial ambitions and challenges, whether in relations to project financing and development, regulatory, M&A or energy disputes.

Our Energy lawyers work seamlessly with our lawyers in numerous other practices – including corporate, IP, tax, construction, environmental and property to minimise your risk and provide an end-to-end, high-value service.

We work with:

  • Renewable energy developers
  • Utility companies
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Manufacturing companies
  • Local authorities

Our experience includes advising clients on:

  • Building energy performance
  • Compulsory purchase orders
  • Compliance regulations
  • Contaminated land issues
  • Defence of prosecutions
  • Defending enforcement proceedings
  • Due diligence and environmental warranties
  • Environmental and planning issues
  • EPC and related contracts
  • Investment and financing transactions
  • Interpretation of EU and Irish legislation and environmental strategies
  • IPC and IED licence procedures
  • Joint venture and project development agreements
  • Land option and lease agreements
  • Licencing and permissions
  • Planning - An Bord Pleanála oral hearings
  • Planning - appeals and judicial review
  • Power Purchase Agreements including virtual corporate PPAs
  • Private infrastructure development
  • Tax advice on structuring and exit
  • Technology licence agreement
  • Turbine and equipment supply agreements
  • Waste packaging and distribution obligations
  • Waste management

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Incredibly experienced and really understands our business. She always delivers a first-class service to us
– The Legal 500 (2022)