Public Procurement Litigation Conference

He acts for both applicants and respondent contracting authorities in procurement litigation and has recently acted in cases such as Powerteam v ESB, Somague v TII and Word Perfect v Garda Commissioner. He regularly advises public bodies and utilities on procurement and State aid issues and matters of EU law generally. Nathy is a former Director of the Irish Centre for European Law and currently lectures on the public procurement courses at King’s College London and the King’s Inns, Dublin.

Aaron advises both public authorities in devising innovative procurement strategies  and tender processes and withstanding procurement challenges. Aaron has been involved in most of the major procurement cases to take place in Ireland in recent years including BAM PPP v NTMA, Applegreen plc v NRA, OCS v daa, Homecare v HSE, Baxter v HSE and Fresenius v HSE.  He also advises bidders on their legal rights in public procurement and on tendering strategies for bidders to maximise scores in tender processes.

He is a recognised expert on procurement and construction law. He regularly advises public sector clients on procurement procedures including the compliant drafting of tender documentation and the appropriate evaluation of tenders in accordance with stated criteria.  Edward also assists clients in dealing with complaints and legal challenges.  He regularly acts for suppliers seeking to challenge public procurements and has acted as expert witness to procurement disputes. Edward is regularly invited to speak at procurement conferences throughout the UK and Ireland.

She advises a wide range of public, utility and private sector entities on procurement and contract law issues, including pre-procurement planning, compliance with national and EU procurement rules, and dealing with complaints/challenges. She lectures widely on procurement law, including for the Law Society of Ireland and the King’s Inns.

Patrick McGovern, retired Partner, Arthur Cox, BA(Mod), LLB (First Class) and Foundation Scholar, TCD, admitted Solicitor Ireland and Northern Ireland. Involved in many leading projects in Ireland and NI for over 20 years. Has conducted litigation in national Courts (including Somague v TFI (LUAS Cross City, Baker J) and Powerteam v ESB (Lifting Automatic Suspension, Costello J), both 2016). Has represented clients successfully before European Commission and European Court of Justice.  

Author, Procurement chapter in “Construction Projects”, Round Hall, Dublin (new ed, 2016). Ireland and NI Correspondent and Editorial Board, “Public Procurement Law Review”,  ed Prof Sue Arrowsmith. Executive Committee Procurement Lawyers Association, London to 2016. Visiting Professor, Procurement, Bangor University, Wales. Top/leading rankings from directories. Has been ranked as one of 10 “most highly regarded” individuals worldwide by “International Who’s Who of Procurement Lawyers”. Lecturer, Law Society. Vice President and former Chairman and Secretary, Irish Society for European Law.

She advises a wide range of clients in the public, utilities and private sectors on contentious and non-contentious public procurement matters. She has represented clients in the Irish and Northern Ireland courts and before the European Court of Justice and the European Commission. She is Visiting Professor of Procurement Law at Bangor University Wales, lecturer on procurement law diploma courses at the Law Society of Ireland and the Kings Inns and is former Chairperson of the Irish Society for European Law. Anna-Marie has been ranked as one of the 10 “most highly regarded” individuals worldwide in procurement law by the International Who’s Who of Procurement Lawyers.

She spent 4 years as Head of Legal at the NDFA in Dublin and the SIB in Northern Ireland and a year as Group Head of Legal at Ervia.

She acts as an expert to the OECD and World Bank on public procurement and PPPs.

He has won over 150 tender competitions in the past ten years. With his public sector background is advising both suppliers and buyers on live bids and provides training to both buyers and suppliers. He has presented to over 3,500 companies in the past four years at national procurement events. He consistently achieves the highest possible evaluation marks for his training and course presentations. Unlike many other procurement and tender advisors he brings the practical experience of working with buyers to bear when advising suppliers and vice versa. By virtue of his accreditation to the Association of Proposal Management Professionals – the global leader for bid and tender professionals – he has unique insights into best practice in bid and tender management. He also has a substantial grasp of the EU Procurement Directives not unrelated to the 22 years he worked in Brussels for the Irish Government and IBEC. He is principal author of the much acclaimed book Public Procurement: Rules of the Road.

Since qualifying in 1990, Bruno has practiced in the areas of construction law and public procurement law.  Initially, with the practice of Flamme Coppens Horsmans Malherbe (Brussels), Masons (London), Matheson and McCann FitzGerald.  Bruno has been recommended by Who Is Who, Legal 500 and Chambers as “top notch on construction and procurement matters”, “a real legal strategist” and is considered “a star with the ‘X’ factor in construction and procurement law”. Bruno is a lecturer at TCD (post graduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration), UCD (post graduate Diploma in Arbitration) and NUIM (post graduate Diploma in Procurement Law).