Alison Fanagan is a Consultant in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department and a former Partner of A&L Goodbody. She is head of environmental and planning.
As a litigator, Alison specialises in judicial review cases, challenging decisions of regulatory and public bodies. She advises on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious environmental work including advice on IPPC and waste licensing, third party liability claims, corporate support/due diligence and planning oral hearings particularly for large infrastructural projects. She defends companies and directors against environmental and health and safety prosecutions, planning injunctions and other regulatory enforcement actions.
Amongst Alison’s clients are TK Maxx, Eaton, Anglo Irish American Mining Corporation, Ferrovial Agroman, Panda Waste, Pfizer, Greyhound Waste, Irish Waste Management Association, One51 and Balfour Beatty.
She is recommended in a number of leading legal publications including Chambers Global 2010 and 2011, The Legal 500 2009, 2010 and 2011, PLC Which Lawyer? 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Who's Who Legal 2010 and 2011.
She is "admired for her strong environmental practice, to which she adds expertise in regulatory litigation and judicial review" (Chambers Global 2011); "highly regarded for her strong knowledge of waste management and planning issues" (Legal 500, 2010); is praised for providing "timely and effective legal advice and solutions, rather than sitting on the fence" (Chambers Global, 2008) and is "business-like and very accomplished" (Chambers Global 2009). Alison is also ranked by Best Lawyers 2010, Chambers Europe 2008, European Legal Experts 2009 and Who's Who Legal 2010 for her expertise in Planning and Environment Law.
Alison is a Council member of the Irish Environmental Law Association, Treasurer of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland, a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has a Masters degree in law from Cambridge University.