Fiona is a partner in our construction team who specialises in both contentious and non-contentious construction across a range of sectors, including energy, commercial and residential development, manufacturing and logistics. She works with a variety of public and private bodies, including developers, local authorities, utilities, contractors, sub-contractors, lending institutions and investment funds. Fiona offers a 'cradle to grave' service in the development and management of projects, including regulatory and health and safety advice, and the avoidance and resolution of any disputes that may arise.
Fiona has a wealth of experience in drafting and negotiating all standard form construction contracts and ancillary documentation and specialises in various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, conciliation and adjudication, as a means of resolving disputes and mitigating delay and cost overrun early on in a project life cycle.
Fiona is recognised as a 'Rising Star' in the Legal 500.
Recent Experience
- Oweninny Power DAC and later Oweninny Power 2 DAC in respect of the development and operational stages of Phase 1 and 2 of the 172MW Oweninny Wind Farm project
- Bord Na Móna plc in respect of its new HQ at Newbridge, including drafting and negotiation of the main building contract
- Multiple funders and developers on the construction aspects of various development projects in Dublin, including multiple stages of residential and commercial development at the new urban centre at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin and other strategic housing developments at Adamstown, Portmarnock and Clonburris
- Lou Investments Healthcare Limited in relation to the development and financing of a portfolio of primary care centres across Ireland
- Multiple contractors, public bodies and employers on the successful resolution of disputes through statutory and contractual adjudication
- Confidential client in the healthcare sector on a PPP dispute including multi-party mediation and ultimate settlement
- Multiple confidential contractors in relation to health and safety incidents on construction sites