About

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Our Construction & Projects Team provides professional advice to clients involved in the construction, development, financing and management of large scale engineering and building projects.

Members of the unit work closely with our real estate and banking professionals in order to provide a turnkey service to clients in the sector. 

Projects and PPP:

We advise promoters, sponsors, financiers and public bodies involved in infrastructural projects. Our comprehensive range of services includes advising on all aspects of the procurement, negotiation, financing, build and operation of large-scale projects including Public Private Partnerships. The team works across a range of sectors including energy, transport and waste management.


Construction Contracts: We advise clients on issues relating to the structuring, negotiating, drafting and pricing of all forms of construction contracts. Clients include employers, banks and financial institutions, consortium members and professional service providers.

Construction Disputes: Our construction litigation professionals work closely with the firm's Real Estate Department to represent employers, contractors, sub-contractors and professional services firms in construction litigation, arbitration, conciliation, mediation and adjudication.

Real estate Our real estate professionals assist with all aspects of the acquisition and development of sites and structures or interests in sites and structures for building or infrastructural projects.

Chambers Review

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Construction - Ireland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland is a notable market presence advising construction companies, developers, investors and owners on construction projects. The practice handles a range of construction law arbitration, conciliation and mediation proceedings, including negligence, duty of care and contractual issues. The legal team also assists with the negotiation of contracts.

Work Highlights

  • Eversheds Sutherland assisted Astra Zeneca with the development of its new API campus in Ireland.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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3
Dermot McEvoy
3
Band 3
Dermot McEvoy is noted for his work in construction disputes, representing clients in litigation, arbitration, conciliation and mediation relating to issues including negligence, defects, delays and contractual matters.

Dermot McEvoy puts everything in the context of the overall objective.

Dermot takes a very practical approach.

He is knowledgeable and well regarded around Dublin, which helps when you need someone to assist with negotiations.

He is great: a total pleasure to work with, energetic, thinks outside the box, client-oriented and always looking for commercial, practical solutions.

He is very detailed in his approach but definitely able to look at the bigger picture too.

Ranked Lawyers at
Eversheds Sutherland

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Ireland

Construction

3
Dermot McEvoy
3
Band 3

Members

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Mark Varian

Head of Department