Jarleth Heneghan, a Partner in William Fry’s Construction & Engineers practice has been named the exclusive 2025 Client Choice winner for Construction in Ireland.
Jarleth was presented with the prestigious award at a celebratory dinner last night at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. The Irish award in the Construction category, chosen by Client Choice’s team of researchers, was presented to Jarleth for adding real value to his clients’ businesses. This is the second consecutive year that Jarleth has received this award.
Jarleth specialises in providing advice on both contentious and non-contentious construction, projects, and dispute resolution for state entities, international clients/intermediaries, developers, financial institutions, professionals, and contractors. He also offers guidance on Irish and international construction and engineering agreements, including bespoke and standard forms such as RIAI, IEI, GCCC, JCT, NEC, and FIDIC. Additionally, Jarleth advises on procurement and PPP/PFI matters, as well as alternative dispute resolution methods like conciliation, mediation, adjudication, arbitration, construction insolvency issues, and rescue financing.
Recent and ongoing work highlights include advising the Developer on the development financing and construction of Google Ireland’s Boland’s Quay office and residential development, the redevelopment of the net-zero carbon Irish Life headquarters campus, acting for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications on the rollout and operation of the National Broadband Plan – the largest construction project in Ireland. Additionally, advising EirGrid on its emergency power generation plants, and advising the daa on the procurement and development of various complex infrastructure projects across its portfolio at Dublin Airport.
Upon receiving the award, Jarleth said,
I am extremely honoured to receive this award. This recognition is a testament to the trust and confidence my clients place in me and my team at William Fry. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with such dedicated and innovative clients, and I look forward to continuing to work closely with my clients to add value to their businesses.”
Stephen Keogh, William Fry’s Managing Partner, said, “We are delighted that Jarleth has been recognised by Client Choice for the second consecutive year. This prestigious award, based solely on client feedback, highlights Jarleth’s exceptional dedication, expertise, and commitment to delivering outstanding service. At William Fry we are deeply committed to providing unparalleled client service and innovative solutions. Jarleth’s achievement is a testament to our Firm’s unwavering dedication to our clients’ success.
Lexology Client Choice Awards
Established in 2005, Client Choice recognizes those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for this recognition focus on an ability to add real value to clients’ business above and beyond the other players in the market. Uniquely, law firms and partners can only be nominated by corporate counsel.
About William Fry’s Construction & Engineering practice
William Fry’s Construction & Engineering group is the leading construction practice in Ireland. It combines unrivalled legal expertise with extensive commercial experience of the projects and construction sector both in the domestic market and overseas. The Firm’s legal expertise, in-depth industry knowledge and commercial approach gives its clients the confidence that the legal and contractual risks relevant to their project will be identified, evaluated and managed in a timely and cost effective manner.
The practice has significant experience in advising and working with procuring authorities, sponsors, developers, operators and funders where projects are structured as Public Private Partnerships (PPP).
Our construction expertise and experience covers both construction (non-contentious) and dispute resolution (contentious construction) activities.
