At P. J. O’Driscolls we are one of the market leaders in advising on the planning, construction and operation of wind farms and other Renewable Energy projects. We have an excellent reputation for advising on all aspects of such projects including property issues, project documentation, regulatory aspects and project finance. We have acted for clients from small wind farm developers to developers and operators of the very highest profile projects. We provide practical and cost-effective advice on all aspects of renewable energy including:
Planning for a wind farm
Turbine Supply and Maintenance Agreements
Property Aspects including acquiring land for wind farm and planning issues
Regulatory – dealing with the CER and authorizations to construct and generate
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and Contracts for Differences (CfDs)
Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering Agreements
Turnkey Projects
Banking and Finance of a wind farm project
Due Diligence and acquisition agreements for existing renewable energy projects
We at P. J. O’Driscolls have an excellent reputation for advising various parties to construction projects, from developers to investors. Our experience in these areas ranges from construction of small one-off units to large scale residential, commercial and hotel/recreational projects. We have an solid reputation for leading such transactions and liaising closely and successfully with all of the other professionals involved in order to ensure a satisfactory conclusion for our clients.
We at P. J. O’Driscolls understand that many individuals in business life increasingly have to make decisions that involve Intellectual Property and the legal rights that allow the creation, protection and the exploitation of that property to occur. We provide practical legal advice in all aspects of Intellectual Property such as:
Copyright
Patents
Design rights
Trademarks
Brands
Domain names
Confidential information and trade secrets
Other rights provided by way of agreement such as licensing and franchising
In addition to the above, if you are considering investing in or purchasing a third party business we can provide a cost effective and practical due diligence service in order to provide you with a material report that will list the intellectual property owned by the target and any problem areas that we consider need highlighting which may in itself assist in lowering the purchase price of the target.
We can also provide a service whereby we will conduct a review of a client’s own records in order to ascertain the number of and the extent of the intellectual property rights held in order to prepare for a possible sale of the business, or to simply “clean house” or in order to establish what rights may be licensed in order to increase the revenue stream of the business.
Information Technology and E-Commerce
Technology is central to the success of a modern business and we at P. J. O’Driscolls can provide advice and commercial assistance in the following areas:
Software licence agreements
Source code and escrow agreements
Reseller, agency and distribution agreements
Consultancy agreements
Outsourcing agreements
Terms and conditions of on-line supply
Merchandise and sponsorship agreements
Data supply agreements
Data protection
At P. J. O’Driscolls we have an excellent reputation for advising on complicated matters of Company Law, including boardroom disputes and complicated share capital issues. We emphasise providing clear and practical advice. Our aim is that the required result is achieved in as simple and straightforward a way as possible while still complying with all the detailed and technical provisions of Company Law.
We regularly advise a range of clients, from private individuals to large corporations, on all types of commercial agreements. We also regularly prepare agency, distribution, franchise, partnership, intellectual property, information technology and employment agreements, amongst others. The depth and breadth of our experience in Commercial Law means that we are in an excellent position to advise clients on all of their commercial dealings. As with all our advices, we emphasise providing practical advice to assist clients in reaching their goals, rather than simply raising legal barriers.
We at P. J. O’Driscolls have considerable experience in advising private individuals, corporations and financial institutions on a range of finance and banking matters. In particular, we have considerable experience in negotiating and advising on a range of corporate finance issues from personal guarantees of directors to project finance on large complicated construction projects. We take an active approach in negotiating with financial institutions on behalf of our clients to ensure that our clients get the best overall deal possible when arranging finance with banks and other institutions.
Company Formation & Company Secretarial
At P. J. O’Driscolls we can look after all of your Company Formation and Company Secretarial needs. In particular, we have an expertise in advising on the correct procedures and filings to be made in all types of company transactions, from a change of directors to complicated Corporate Financing. In the new era of corporate compliance and the Director of Corporate Enforcement, this has become a crucial area which no company can afford to ignore.
We advise on all matters related to corporate recovery and re-structuring with a view to providing practical advice to companies where they experience a period of trading difficulty. In particular, we can advise the directors on their duties to the company, its employees and to creditors during any such difficult period. In the event recovery is not achievable, we can advise on a range of insolvency measures from voluntary strike-off to a members’ voluntary winding-up to a full creditors’ liquidation. We can also advise in relation to the appointment of a receiver and, in those cases where it is warranted, the appointment of an examiner by the High Court.