BEAUCHAMPS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Finance and Construction of the Cappawhite B and Clogheravaddy Wind Farms
Innogy Renewables on the acquisition of a 50% stake in the 600MW Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm and a 100% stake in a 103MW battery energy storage portfolio
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Commercial Real Estate, Planning
- Practice Head
Aidan Marsh is an excellent solicitor who carefully considers the risks and is not afraid to make decisions. Legal 500 2024
Aidan Marsh is excellent Chambers and Partners 2024
Aidan Marsh is excellent at thinking about the bigger picture and has great attention to detail. Legal 500 2023
Aidan Marsh is excellent; he is measured and good at communicating risks. Chambers and Partners 2023
Aidan Marsh always makes himself available to talk through any issues that arise. He is very good at understanding his client's level of sophistication and communicating accordingly. He understands the commercial rationale for each transaction and is therefore able to focus on key areas of potential concern to his clients. Chambers & Partner Europe 2022
Aidan Marsh is highly recommended. Legal 500 2021
Aidan Marsh - he is a pleasure to deal with - he is hard working, considered and we enjoy working with him. Legal 500 2020
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Commercial Real Estate
Ailsa is an Associate in our commercial property specialist housing team. Ailsa specialises in the acquisition, disposal and leasing of individual and bulk developments for various local authorities, state agencies, Approved Housing Bodies, various lending institutions, receivers, developers and private clients. Ailsa also enjoys a project management role within the team and ensures strong relationships are maintained with the clients of the Commercial Property department that she works with closely.
Job Titles:
- Head
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Expert
- Legal Advisor
- Practice Head
Ainsley Heffernan is a partner and head of our award winning Energy & Natural Resources Group. He has over fifteen years' experience advising clients in the energy sector. Ainsley and his team have extensive experience representing clients involved in wind farm projects (both onshore and offshore), solar PV, energy storage, anaerobic digestion and CHP. He has spoken at numerous conferences and regularly contributes to a variety of industry publications. Ainsley is also included in the Energy Ireland Yearbook as one of the "leading movers and shakers in the energy sector".
His specialties include energy law, planning and development, corporate law and contract negotiation.
Ainsley Heffernan is a superb legal advisor for renewable energy. He is highly practical and a great guide to navigating complex contractual negotiations. Legal 500 2024
Ainsley Heffernan has great technical expertise, commercial awareness, responsiveness and client service Chambers and Partners 2024
Ainsley Heffernan always provides practical solutions orientated advice while carefully considering the implications of applicable legislation, regulation, and case law. Legal 500 2023
Ainsley Heffernan is a very knowledgeable, straight-talking expert and a great help when difficult issues arise. He is also extremely efficient in moving contractual issues forward and very commercial in helping us narrow clients' focus onto the issues that matter. Legal 500 2023
Ainsley Heffernan and Stuart Conaty are leaders in marine planning. Legal 500 2023
Ainsley Heffernan provides commercial & strategic insights, practical solutions and clear advice on any residual risks, noting that sometimes a commercially optimal solution necessitates some risk. Legal 500 2023
Individual team members are very helpful and very good at explaining and listening to concerns. Ainsley Heffernan is a very approachable Legal 500 2023
Ainsley has an innate and always up-to-date understanding of the renewable energy landscape in Ireland. Chambers and Partners 2023
He is a great lawyer to have on your team. He is very practical and commercially aware, and provides a great service and responsiveness. Chambers and Partners 2023
Ainsley Heffernan is exceptionally pragmatic in the advice he gives - he is a problem solver. Chambers and Partners 2023
Ainsley Heffernan is really the best energy lawyer we have worked with to date. He is customer focused but also has a flare for commercial problem solving. It's in this area in particular that he differentiates himself from others. Legal 500 2022
Ainsley Heffernan is the standout partner. The level of personal client attention and focus is second to none. The team are pragmatic and hands on in getting transactions completed. Legal 500 2022
He is commercially aware, highly experienced and dedicated. Chambers & Partners Europe 2022
Ainsley is the reason we moved to Beauchamps from our previous adviser and the reason we are still with them. Apart from the benefits of his long experience in the wind sector Ainsley has a very commercial approach to complex issues - this instinct cuts to the key points and facilitates a faster resolution of issues. Ainsley is also a very personable individual, a good person to discuss industry churn with at any time. Legal 500 2021
Ainsley Heffernan is both a highly specialised renewables lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the Irish renewables market and an extremely capable corporate lawyer. Generally, our experience of other firms is that you need two separate lawyers to deliver the capabilities that Ainsley brings to the table. In addition, the team has been strengthened in recent years with excellent new hires in the team both at junior, mid level and senior level to support and complement Ainsley.' Legal 500 2021
Ainsley Heffernan is an expert in the energy sector who is able to quickly identify the key issues and present deliverable solutions. I would have no hesitation in putting him in to bat on any energy project. Legal 500 2021
Ainsley Heffernan brings unique skills to any transaction. In addition to the skills, his passion for the sector, his personal engagement with clients and his sincerity are second to none. Legal 500 2021
Ainsley Heffernan is a very commercially minded individual meaning that his proposed solutions consider what our overall objectives for a project are and are never narrowly focused. Legal 500 2020
Strong energy sector experience. Practical hands on advice. Ainsley Heffernan is very knowledgeable and user friendly. Legal 500 2020
Ainsley is a very experienced solicitor in the renewable energy industry in Ireland and has a great personal interest and curiosity for planning law. This experience together with a very proactive approach often provide us with an ability to "look around the corner" when it comes to our preparations on planning applications and project financing. Legal 500 2020
Ainsley has been an excellent "partner" in our recent successes in the Irish market. Legal 500 2020
Ainsley Heffernan, along with his team, has a unique and in-depth understanding of both the corporate as well as renewable sectors. He manages work flows in an extremely efficient and transparent manner. Legal 500 2020
I worked mostly with team head, Ainsley Heffernan. Ainsley has that rare and valuable ability to combine his legal knowledge with a highly commercial and solutions-focused approach. The result is a level of service and advice which is second to none in the Irish legal market. Legal 500 2020
Practice head Ainsley Heffernan is ‘at the top of his game Legal 500 2017
Ainsley Heffernan is highlighted for his negotiation skills, attention to detail and overall grasp of the field, which is second to none. Chambers & Partners 2013
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Commercial Real Estate
Aisling Farrell has been excellent to work with. Very diligent and hard working. Legal 500 2021
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Banking & Finance
Alex is an associate on our Banking & finance team. Alex advises on real estate and development finance, fund finance and leveraged acquisitions. She works regularly with lenders (including financial institutions and alternative lenders) and a range of borrowers (including companies, funds, SPVs and partnerships) on both domestic and cross border transactions.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Commercial Real Estate
Andrew is an associate in our commercial real estate team. He has experience advising on the acquisition, disposal, financing, leasing and licensing of various types of commercial properties including offices, mixed commercial and residential developments, industrial properties, hotel premises and retail units.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Commercial Real Estate
Anne Doyle (Partner) is detailed, attentive and approachable. She was instrumental in advising us and giving us the confidence to make our first investment in Ireland. Legal 500 2020
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Council of INSOL Europe
Barry is a seasoned insolvency expert and litigator who heads our market-leading insolvency & corporate restructuring team. More generally, he has significant Irish and cross border experience and is a highly regarded practitioner. He represents stakeholders and officeholders in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and debt restructuring cases.
Barry has been a member of the Council of INSOL Europe since 2016 and in October 2022 was announced as its president.
He is also a Fellow of INSOL International since 2016. He is the only Fellow of INSOL International in Ireland.
Barry is a leading insolvency lawyer in the Irish market, who has a strong personal brand and brings good commercial solutions to complex problems. A go-to insolvency lawyer. Legal 500 2024
Barry Cahir is a leading Irish insolvency and corporate restructuring lawyer who brings a huge amount of experience, legal knowledge, commercial sense, and practicality to challenging and complex situations. Barry is super client-focused and a trusted adviser of mine. Simon Murphy is emerging as a very talented insolvency lawyer, who is always available to discuss and talk through tricky and complex restructuring issues. Legal 500 2023
Barry Cahir is a leading dispute resolution lawyer in Ireland who brings huge experience, knowledge, and commercial acumen to any engagement. Barry is a trusted adviser who always gets behind difficult and complex issues but then brings it back to key issues, offering his valued opinion on potential options and likely outcomes. Legal 500 2023
Barry Cahir has a collaborative approach. He works in collaboration with the client as opposed to working for the client. Chambers and Partners 2023
Barry Cahir is very technical and knowledgeable. He is well respected. Chambers and Partners 2023
He is a very experienced lawyer, has great attention to detail, provides considered advice and is always commercial in his views. Chambers & Partners Europe 2022
Our primary contact is with Barry Cahir. Barry has shown himself to be fully committed to support our business and has demonstrated excellent understanding of the key challenges that the business has faced. He has also supported each of the members of our team in managing these challenges. Legal 500 2021
Barry Cahir is a steady hand to guide clients through what can be difficult processes. His is straight talking and, while his advice is commercially driven, he does not shy away from the technical. He clearly operates with his client's interests in mind. Legal 500 2021
He is very good from a technical point of view. He is very commercial and experienced in various situations. He provides good, reasoned and tactical advice. Chambers & Partners 2021
Barry is the partner to have on a deal if it is remotely contentious. IFLR1000 2012
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Commercial Real Estate
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Commercial Real Estate, Construction
Christina is an associate in our commercial real estate team. She works with financial institutions, private equity firms, receivers and private clients.
Ciara is partner in our litigation & dispute resolution team. Ciara has extensive experience advising clients, from both a plaintiff and defendant perspective, across a wide range of contentious matters. She has particular experience in claims involving professional negligence, debt recovery and enforcement, financial services litigation and medical negligence.
Ciara is a specialist in the area of professional negligence and has represented insurers across a broad range of indemnity cases, particularly in the area of professional negligence claims against solicitors. She advises insurers on policy interpretation and coverage disputes. She also has experience in advising both insurers and self-insured bodies in respect of employer's and public liability personal injury claims.
Ciara Murphy, partner, commits herself to understanding the brief from all angles, and ensures that each file is given the attention required until the outcome is achieved. Legal 500 2024
Clíodhna is a partner in our litigation & dispute resolution team. Clíodhna has vast experience of recovery and enforcement proceedings and financial services litigation. She also has extensive experience in the area of residential mortgage repossession, and regularly appears in both the High Court and the Circuit Court in repossession proceedings.
Clíodhna is a specialist in the area of personal insolvency and represents financial institutions in bringing objections to proposed personal insolvency arrangements. Clíodhna has acted in a number of leading cases which have defined and shaped the landscape of personal insolvency law.
Clíodhna Walsh is knowledgeable and helpful and acts in our clients' best interests. Legal 500 2024
I've worked closely with Clíodhna Walsh for five years and have always found her to be highly knowledgeable and dedicated to the cases under her management. Clíodhna is a fantastic resource and is always available to provide advice and support whenever required. Legal 500 2022
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Commercial Real Estate
Cormac is an associate in our commercial real estate team and has broad experience advising on all aspects of commercial property, including the acquisition, structuring, and disposal of commercial, retail, industrial and residential property, together with associated financing, insolvencies and work-out arrangements.
Damon Maloney provides us with first-class support and is recognised for his commercial and hands-on approach to navigating through technical issues. Legal 500 2021
Job Titles:
- Head
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Adviser
- Banking & Finance
Daniel Cashman is the long-standing partner we deal with. He is very well respected in the industry and acts for many large clients. He is incredibly responsive and available at all times. He also provides exceptional value for money. Highly trusted. Legal 500 2024
Daniel Cashman is excellent on banking matters. Chambers and Partners 2024
He is commercially aware and always available to talk through issues Chambers and Partners 2024
Daniel has a great ability to simplify complex legal issues into plain English. Chambers and Partners 2024
Daniel Cashman - Partner & Head of Banking and Finance Team. One of the most commercial partners to deal with, providing very professional service and insight with a very strong team and support Legal 500 2023
Daniel Cashman is incredibly commercial and understands the industry. Chambers and Partners 2023
Daniel Cashman is very committed in his work. He is thorough, very responsive, commercial in his approach and overall good to work with. Daniel is one of the best lawyers we deal with. Legal 500 2022
Daniel Cashman is a hugely talented lawyer and incredibly good at problem-solving and negotiating impasses out of the deal in a practical way. He is highly regarded in the industry. He is very responsive regardless of his work-flow and always makes himself available for calls and meetings as required. Legal 500 2021
Daniel Cashman has a commercial approach and the ability to explain the issues to banking staff in layman's terms. Legal 500 2021
Daniel Cashman has an easy-going manner and always takes a fair approach. Legal 500 2021
Daniel Cashman is very experienced and this experience really shows in efficiently dealing with any issues that tend to crop up in transactions. It is very rare that an issue arises which Daniel has not come across before. Legal 500 2020
Daniel Cashman has been a trusted adviser to our business for a number of years. Legal 500 2020
Daniel Cashman is an exceptional solicitor whose legal expertise and wider market knowledge are invaluable to our business. Legal 500 2020
Daniel Cashman is solution focused, and delivers on time and accurately. Legal 500 2020
Deirdre is an associate in our corporate & commercial team. Deirdre advises Irish and international clients across a range of sectors including the retail, hospitality and technology sectors.
as lender in relation to various facilities provided for significant real estate projects across Ireland.