Beauchamps Solicitors highly recommended in European Legal 500, 2010
April 2010
Beauchamps Solicitors have once again ranked highly in the European Legal 500 ratings. The Legal 500 publication provides a comprehensive worldwide coverage on legal services providers, in over 100 countries. Used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, FDs and professional advisers - as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally - the series is widely regarded as offering the definitive judgement of law firm capabilities.
 
Partners in Beauchamps Solicitors were highly recommended in the following areas:
   
Banking and finance   
  • Beauchamps Solicitors team is led by the ‘thorough and responsive’ Daniel Cashman and has seen a number of high-value refinancings this year. Among those, advising AIB on the repackaging of €500m investment facilities for Athlone Town Centre stands out.
 
Construction
  • Beauchamps Solicitors wins praise for excellent team head Bruno Herbots, with one client saying ‘many consider him a young star with the “X factor” in construction procurement law’. The firm’s client list strikes an enviable balance between public and private sector clients and it is currently advising Dublin City Council on the proposed €270m Charlemont Street Development Project.
  
Corporate and commercial  
  • Beauchamps Solicitors displays ‘deep understanding of business issues’ and is ‘professional in approach’. Headed up by John White, the team recently advised Ormonde Organics on its acquisition of waste processing company Eras Eco. Private equity specialist Máire Cunningham is recommended for her ‘unique ability to cut straight through to the heart of the matter’.
  
Dispute resolution 
  • Claire Callanan’s team at Beauchamps Solicitors is ‘up to date with market developments’ and ‘always goes that extra mile’. Clients single out healthcare head Aisling Gannon as ‘resourceful’ and as ‘leaving no stone unturned in her efforts on behalf of clients’. The firm advised the Health Insurance Authority in judicial review proceedings arising out of the repeal of the risk equalisation scheme at the Supreme Court.
 
EU and competition 
  • At Beauchamps Solicitors, Gabriel Daly is recommended and recently advised the Irish Pharmaceutical Union on competition law matters.
 
Employment
  • Dermot Casserly’s group at Beauchamps Solicitors is ‘prompt and balanced’ and takes a ‘proactive approach’. The firm is strong in the public, health and sports sectors. Clients include the Irish Sports Council and the Health Insurance Authority.
  
Insolvency and corporate restructuring
  • Gabriel Daly’s team at Beauchamps Solicitors has advised on a string of high-profile examinerships over the past year, with recent examples being Structured Credit Corporation and International Securities and Trading Corporation.
 
Insurance
  •  Beauchamps Solicitors has a niche in health insurance under the leadership of Aisling Gannon - praised for ‘leaving no stone unturned in her efforts on behalf of clients’. Recent court successes include successfully defending a healthcare department in a medical negligence case relating to laser eye surgery.
IP
  • Beauchamps Solicitors acted on a significant flow of high profile IP disputes for international brands such as cosmetic company Lush, Gulf Oil and Heston Blumenthal and The Fat Duck Group. Team head Maureen Daly is highly recommended for her ‘huge professionalism and skill’ and ‘dogged perseverance to press for the right result’.
 
Pensions and employment benefits
  • Dermot Casserly’s team at Beauchamps Solicitors recently advised a government department on issues relating to the introduction of an employee share ownership trust in a semi-state company.
 
Planning and environmental
  • At Beauchamps Solicitors, Ainsley Heffernan is recommended for planning and environmental matters and clients single him out for his ‘good persistence and communication’. Clients include property developers, energy suppliers and manufacturers.
  
Projects, energy and natural resources
  • Ainsley Heffernan’s team at Beauchamps Solicitors is advising PWWP Developments on the development of five Gate 3 wind farms. Other representative clients include Finavera Renewables, Wavebob and RES Group.
 
Public sector
  • Healthcare is a strong area for Beauchamps, and it recently advised the Health Insurance Authority in judicial review proceedings. Other representative clients include the Irish Pharmaceutical Union.
 
Real Estate
  • Beauchamps Solicitors provides ‘clear and relevant cautions’ coupled with the ability to ‘think and behave as an inside counsel and become an integral part of the team’. Commercial property head Ainsley Heffernan is praised for ‘lightning quick turnaround times’ and for ‘taking the initiative when he feels a potential risk’. The firm was recently appointed to advise the Limerick Northside and Southside Regeneration Agencies on the proposed €3bn regeneration of Limerick City.
 
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
  • At Beauchamps Solicitors, Maureen Daly and Niall O’Brien are the main contacts for TMT work. The firm has a number of high-profile clients including the Arts Council and Horse Sport Ireland, and recently advised BP on data protection issues.
 

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