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Stuart Conaty

Stuart is a senior associate in Beauchamps award winning Energy & Natural Resources team. He joined Beauchamps in September 2020 from Bord na Móna plc where he spent the previous five years providing legal support across the company’s diverse business operations including, thermal generation, wind farm development and solar PV. Stuart commenced legal practice in 2010 having worked for over 15 years as a construction professional on a wide range of infrastructure and commercial property projects and consequently has an acute awareness and understanding of client's needs and requirements. This was something he leveraged and developed during his time as a senior in-house lawyer in Bord na Móna and continues to leverage in delivering practical, targeted advice to our clients. His specialities include energy law, planning and environmental law, construction law and contract negotiations. He advises energy developers, renewable energy developers, property developers, local authorities and semi-state companies. · Beauchamps LLP

IrelandEnergy & Natural Resources, Planning & Environment

About

Senior Associate in Beauchamps LLP's Energy & Natural Resources team; he joined Beauchamps in September 2020 from Bord na Móna where he spent five years providing legal support across thermal generation, wind farm development and solar PV. He commenced legal practice in 2010 after more than 15 years as a construction professional and advises energy and property developers, local authorities and semi-state companies on energy, planning, environmental and construction law.

Practice areas

Energy & Natural ResourcesPlanning & EnvironmentConstructionReal EstateProjects & Infrastructure

Office

Expertise

Thermal GenerationWind Farm DevelopmentSolar PVRenewable EnergyProperty DevelopmentLocal AuthoritiesSemi-State CompaniesContract Negotiations

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering (University College Dublin, 1993)
  • Masters of Engineering Science (University College Dublin, 1996)
  • Diploma in Legal Studies (The Honourable Society of King’s Inns, 2007)
  • Degree of Barrister of Law (The Honourable Society of King’s Inns, 2007)
  • Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration (Trinity College Dublin, 2008)
  • Diploma in Project Management (Institute of Project Management, 2017)
  • Advanced Diploma in Planning and Environmental Law (The Honourable Society of King’s Inns, 2021)

Admissions

  • Member of the Law Society of Ireland