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McCann FitzGerald LLP

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2 ranked lawyers

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Ireland

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What the team is known for

McCann FitzGerald is a market-leading PPP and procurement practice servicing top-tier clients across both the public and private sectors on a range of sophisticated infrastructure and energy projects. The law firm has a strong track record in transport infrastructure projects alongside impressive mandates in the social housing, healthcare and utilities sectors. The practice maintains a formidable client roster of government agencies and lenders.

Strengths

Sources praise the "highly capable legal team with an excellent track record."

Work highlights

Advised Transport Infrastructure Ireland on public procurement, regulatory and contractual matters in connection with its programme for enhancing Motorway Operation Services.

Notable practitioners

Colm Fanning is a highly regarded name on the PPP market who is noted for his activity on social housing and energy projects. According to one enthusiastic client, "Colm Fanning is very good in trade negotiations and in helping resolve big deal issues that could kill the project. He is good to have by your side when facing big problems that could be deal breakers. He brings a lot of experience and knowledge to the process of breaking down the problem in a legalistic way, coming up with a solution that works with decision makers."

Head of department Eamonn O'Hanrahan is a top-tier practitioner noted for his focus on transportation and infrastructure PPP projects. Interviewees laud his "extraordinary knowledge and experience in PPP and project financing transactions."

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Overview

Our team of specialists is recognised as the Irish market leader with many attributing this to our integrated offering including project finance, PPP/Projects, procurement, real estate, planning, environmental, employment, tax, energy and construction.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in advising both public and private sector interests across a large number of sectors including road, rail, education, energy, water, waste, leisure, justice and housing. We have been and continue to be involved in the vast majority of PPP projects in Ireland.

We act for various State agencies, sponsors, lenders, contractors and suppliers. Our broad experience advising the full range of market participants means that we are able to anticipate, and importantly to understand, issues and problems that may arise during the course of a project and find constructive solutions to them.