Our ADR lawyers are qualified CEDR and Friarylaw/ADR Group Accredited Mediators and members of mediation panels including CEDR-Solve and Irish Commercial Mediators Association.

We can advise clients, represent them at mediation and act as mediators in general commercial matters and in the specialist areas of projects, engineering, construction, real estate, intellectual property and medical negligence/healthcare. We can match the subject matter expertise of our lawyers to the subject matter of your dispute.

Mediation delivers privacy, confidentiality, cost savings, reduces management time and preserves business relationships when compared with other processes. It eliminates the potential risks of an adverse decision by enabling the parties to exercise control over the process and its outcome.  

Our recent mediation experience includes:

• Acting for a landlord in a mediation arising from a complex high value industrial lease termination dispute
• Acting for the employer in a mediation with a process engineering consultant on a complex engineering processing facility
• Acting for a local authority in relation to a mediation arising from a dispute on the terms of a development agreement
• Acting for an employer in respect of a number of high value employment mediations

We also have experience and expertise in Med-Arb which enables us to provide first-rate legal advice to clients engaged in or considering this process.

Department - Litigation & Dispute Resolution

'William Fry always delivers'.
Chambers Europe, 2012 - Dispute Resolution

William Fry provides ‘a practical yet innovative approach’.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2012 - Dispute Resolution

William Fry is applauded by its clients as being ‘top class’ and having ‘excellent depth’ to its team.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2011 - Dispute Resolution

Headed up by Owen O'Sullivan…the team..provides a "more rounded service than many other firms".
Legal 500 EMEA, 2010 – Dispute Resolution

Clients say the firm's handling of complex litigation is "outstanding in terms of support, guidance and advice", and also praise it for its "exceptional liaison with the market's top barristers".
Chambers Global, 2010 – Dispute Resolution

Department - Projects & Construction

Sources say: 'I rate the team's strategic advice – it is just super.'
Chambers Europe, 2012 - Projects

Sources say: 'The team's knowledge of the construction sector is first class. It has a great cross-section of expertise and I value the strategic advice we get.'
Chambers Europe, 2012 - Construction

William Fry’s ‘solutions-focused’ team provides ‘excellent service’.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2012 - Construction

William Fry has ‘in-depth knowledge’ in the project space.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2012 - Projects, Energy & Natural Resources

William Fry provides an ‘excellent service’ that is ‘delivered in a timely manner’ and works ‘to the highest standard’.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2011 - Construction

William Fry’s case list "has a strong non-contentious slant…Highlights included advising Chartered Land on the €1bn mixed-use Dublin Central Development, currently the largest scheme of its type in Europe. Other high profile clients include University College Dublin (UCD), Point Village Development and Tesco Ireland."
Legal 500 EMEA, 2010 - Construction

William Fry ‘holds a diverse team and can bring in relevant experience as required’ and response times are considered ‘considerably better than the rest’.
Legal 500 EMEA, 2010 – Projects, Energy & Natural Resources