Lawyers

Aoife Newton

Aoife Newton

Work Department

KPMG Law LLP

Position

Director

Career

Background

Aoife leads the Corporate Immigration and Employment Law team in KPMG Ireland. Before joining KPMG in 2014, Aoife trained and worked with a leading Irish international law firm, and worked for over 8 years with the Irish business and employers representative body (Ibec)

Professional Experience

7 year’s experience at KPMG Ireland includes:

Employment Law and HR due diligence: drafting relevant employment law provisions in the sale or acquisition of shares or businesses Transfer of Undertakings: employment law issues relating to business and asset transfers Contracts: the development of employment contracts, consultancy agreements, policies and procedures Immigration: advice on employment permits, entry-visas and other immigration permissions Compliance Audits: review of immigration permissions, HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with employment and immigration law Restructuring: collective redundancies, re-organisations, dismissals and exit arrangements Retirement & Employment Equality: equality issues relating to retirement, recruitment and selection and discrimination

Sector Experience

Aoife has a broad range of sector experience including in technology, retail and pharma

Education

Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland

Diploma in Commercial Litigation

Completed Mediation training in the Harvard Negotiation Institute

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