The environment and planning team at Arthur Cox stands out for its work advising clients on major infrastructure projects across the country, as well as for its environmental advice on a significant number of strategic housing development projects, and its work defending judicial review challenges to environmental planning consents. Additionally, the firm is at the forefront of advising clients on circular economy matters. Notable individual Danielle Conaghan heads the team and has over 19 years’ experience advising on the full lifecycle of large-scale project delivery. Yvonne Scannell has particular expertise in the areas of water, waste, and resources law, and Jacinta Conway has focused her practice exclusively on environmental and related planning matters for the last nine years.
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‘The strength and depth of the team and their expertise in this area has been hugely beneficial to us compared to other firms that we have used.’
‘The quality and knowledge of the team is excellent.’
‘Responsive to queries at any time, with well-calibrated responses.’
‘It is the knowledge and experience of the team that stand out to us. We are an experienced developer in the power generation sector so it is their knowledge and advice that we value the most.’
‘Danielle Conaghan has an exceptionally informed view of the Irish planning and environmental market. I consider her a market-leading lawyer.'
‘Great individuals, terrific depth of knowledge and expertise, highly motivated, committed to standards of excellence, pragmatic, solution driven, business partners. Standout individuals are Danielle Conaghan and Jacinta Conway.’
‘A team with excellent experts, connections and highly responsive to client requests. Exemplary collaboration across their network, demonstrated in practice with solution-focused outcomes. Always seeing potential project implications regarding jurisprudence.'
Kernmandanten
- Diageo
- Corio Generation
- Energia
- National Broadband Ireland (NBI)
- Cignal Infrastructure Ltd
- Cairn Homes
- Kilsaran International
- Marlet Property Group
- Strategic Power
- Analog Devices Inc (ADI)
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising Corio Generation on all aspects of the development of the Sceirde Rocks 400MW offshore windfarm, one of Ireland’s first projects to be given special ‘relevant project’ status, and the only such project on the west coast of Ireland.
- Advising Irish Cement Limited/CRH on the successful defence of two separate judicial review proceedings before the Court of Appeal on appeal from the Commercial Court against the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant a revised licence to replace fossil fuel with non-fossil waste-based solid recovered fuel (SRF) at its cement factory in Limerick.
- Advising National Broadband Ireland on all planning and environmental matters related to the roll out of the National Broadband Plan, the single largest state infrastructure concession ever to be tendered in Ireland.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Yvonne Scannell
Partner*innen der nächsten Generation
Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.
Praxisleitung
Danielle Conaghan
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Jacinta Conway; Yvonne Scannell