LAWYER PROFILE

Garrett Monaghan

Europe 2026

Pinsent Masons Ireland LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Projects

Ireland

19 years ranked

Energy & Natural Resources

Ireland

19 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Garrett specialises in the development, acquisition, disposal and funding of energy and infrastructure assets. He has extensive domestic and international experience on cross-border transactions for Irish and international clients.

He has been lead partner on a very broad range of domestic and cross border corporate transactions, investments/divestments (at both pre and post FID stage) and fundraisings. Garrett works across several inter-related disciplines including energy, project finance, corporate/M&A and private equity. Garrett works on multiple energy and corporate infrastructure matters including M&A, JV structuring and co-development structures. Garrett has been at the forefront of Irish renewables since 2005 having worked on several pioneering projects in onshore wind, solar, biogas and biomass and interconnection.

Garrett has been one of the most active energy and project finance lawyers in Ireland having worked on more than €3bn in Irish energy and infrastructure financings and refinancings – with bilateral, portfolio and all equity structures.

Garrett has particular expertise in joint ventures and partnerships utilising varied structures including limited partnerships, incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures, shareholder and stakeholder agreements. Garrett regularly leads on transactional work across Ireland including the purchase, sale, development, and financing of multiple projects in the renewable and conventional power sectors in addition to battery storage and ancillary services. Garrett has experience in the drafting and negotiation of all manner of corporate, shareholder and investment agreements in the energy and infrastructure markets. Within his practice, he has advised on multiple re-organisations for borrower and funder clients.

Career

2019: Joined Pinsent Masons - Partner

2017: DWF - Executive Partner

2005: Arthur Cox - Partner

2002: American Electric Power - Acting Head of Legal (Secondment)

2000: Dewey Ballantine - Senior Associate

1995: McCann FitzGerald - Associate

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Energy & Natural Resources - Ireland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Garrett Monaghan of Pinsent Masons handles transactions and finance mandates connected to energy projects, including wind and solar farms. He also advises clients on energy trading agreements.

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Projects - Ireland

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Garrett Monaghan of Pinsent Masons often represents PPPs in concession agreements in the education sector. He has further experience in procurement proceedings in the transport sector. He is also active in renewable energy sector matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Garrett Monaghan is an excellent commercial lawyer with an acute mind and a strategic understanding of transactions.
Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers European Guide
I find him particularly excellent at getting to the bottom of things and distilling things down.
Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers European Guide
He really creates space to figure out what you're really worried about and goes back to the principles of the commercial reality and helps you figure out what is important and what are things you can concede.
Energy & Natural ResourcesChambers European Guide