Hall of fameArthur Cox
Séamus is Head of our Employment Group. He has more than 30 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of employment law and industrial relations law and crisis management issues.
The diverse offering at Arthur Cox routinely provides advice on the full spectrum of employment mandates, including day-to-day HR issues, protected disclosures, whistleblowing and employment litigation. The group acts for a diverse client base of universities and well-known global companies. Practice head Kevin Langford is active in handling unfair dismissal, discrimination and other employment disputes before Labour Courts, civil courts and the Workplace Relations Commission. Séamus Given is noted for his expansive knowledge of crisis management and whistleblowing, and protected disclosures. Employer-trade union relationship expert Cian Beecher and corporate transaction and outsourcing specialist Louise O’Byrne are key names of note within the team.
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Key clients
- Aer Lingus
- Bank of Ireland
- Blackrock
- Bord Gáis Energy
- Coca-Cola
- CRH plc
- Dole Plc
- Flutter Entertainment
- Glanbia plc
- Orsted
- Universities: Dublin City University
- Maynooth University
- National University of Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin
- University College Cork
- University College Dublin
- University of Limerick
- Uisce Éireann (Irish Water)
- Vodafone
- Wayflyer
Work highlights
- Advised Global Shares plc, on its acquisition by JP Morgan.
- Advised John Laing Group plc, on its acquisition of a portfolio of assets from the Irish Infrastructure Fund.
- Advised Arcadis NV on its agreement to acquire DPS Group for Life Sciences and Semiconductor facilities, for cash consideration of €232m.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Hall of fameArthur Cox
Kevin Langford is a partner in the Employment Law Group. He is an experienced employment lawyer who places a lot of emphasis on offering practical and pragmatic solutions to clients.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Arthur Cox
Louise has a broad advisory, litigation and transactional practice covering all aspects of employment law both contentious and non-contentious. Louise provides commercial and solutions focussed advice to a wide range of clients to include clients in the financial services, manufacturing, retail, technology, energy, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Louise advises and represents employers in all types of employment disputes, including unfair dismissal, employment injunctions, occupational stress and bullying claims, transfer of undertakings, fixed-term and part-time work and discrimination claims. She regularly appears for clients in the Workplace Relations Commission, the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Louise has particular expertise in advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions and outsourcings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kevin Langford