Michael is a senior associate in the firm’s dispute resolution and litigation team. Michael advises clients across the public and private sectors on a wide range of commercial disputes, with particular focus on construction, procurement and health and safety matters.
He is experienced in the various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including conciliation, mediation, arbitration and adjudication under the Construction Contracts Act 2013, and his litigation experience ranges from the District Court to the High Court, Commercial Court and Supreme Court. He has vast experience of judicial review proceedings challenging high value procurement decisions issued by state authorities.
Michael also advises clients on non-contentious construction law matters and standard form contracts such as the Public Works Contracts, FIDIC, NEC4 and RIAI in addition to drafting bespoke construction contracts. He is experienced in commercial drafting and negotiation, as well as assisting with the provision of advices to regulatory bodies on procedural issues and in relation to their statutory functions and powers.
Michael is a regular contributor to articles and talks in the construction arena and lectures on health and safety law in University College Dublin and the Law Society of Ireland.
