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Provided by Stephen Barry
Stephen is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution & Litigation Department with experience in regulatory investigations.
Stephen is a commercial litigator, experienced in leading complex and high value disputes across a range of disciplines and sectors, with significant experience in defending regulatory investigations on behalf of corporate clients, working with boards and executive teams. He advises on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious environmental, planning and health & safety work, including environmental and regulatory risk.
He represents data centers, PLCs, multinationals, residential developers, utility companies and renewable energy clients throughout the planning process through to judicial reviews, enforcement and securing and defending interlocutory applications including major commercial and environmental disputes. Stephen is described as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in legal directories and described as ‘a key name for contentious planning and environmental matters’.
Stephen leads our Health and Safety group and has acted on behalf of a number of clients in navigating regulatory investigations by the HSA and EPA. As a result of his experience, he is a key member of the Investigations and Risk Management team at Eversheds Sutherland.
Outside of advising clients, Stephen has been interviewed on radio; presented at numerous professional training lectures on regulatory investigations; spoken at the Irish Institute of Professional Education and lectured at the Law Society Diploma in Commercial Litigation. He has also been quoted in various newspaper media and provided podcast commentary on environmental litigation.
Chairperson Health and Safety Lawyer Association (2023);
Irish Environmental Lawyers Association (IELA) Member;
CEDR accredited mediator
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Stephen Barry acts for developers and financers on the planning and environment aspects of significant data centre and energy development projects. He joined Addleshaw Goddard in October 2025.