Employment

A&L Goodbody LLP

A&L Goodbody LLP maintains its strong reputation as a leading firm in the market, handling the entire spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues for Irish and international clients, displaying extensive expertise in internal investigations in HR cases, corporate transactions and litigation. The team regularly represents employers before the High Court, Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission. Duncan Inverarity leads the practice and has longstanding experience advising private organisations and public entities on crisis management. Michael Doyle is experienced in handling a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters, including internal HR processes and termination of employment. Noeleen Meehan focuses on whistleblowing and harassment investigations, further supported by Brid NicSuibhne and Triona Sugrue.

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Testimonials

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‘The employment team at A&L Goodbody are our go-to counsel for sensitive and high-risk employment law issues, including protected disclosures and regulatory matters. The team has deep technical expertise in managing issues. We regard them as unparalleled in the Irish market for instructions of this nature.’
‘We have a long-standing relationship with Duncan Inverarity, who is greatly valued for his level-headed and business-focused approach to difficult issues and his ability to cut through to the essential issues in any situation. Noeleen Meehan is an excellent strategist who can chart a course through even the most contentious issues. She listens well and is highly adaptable to business needs and requirements, displaying a calm but authoritative style, which complements in-house legal teams extremely well.’
‘Our A&L Goodbody LLP employment team has been an invaluable resource. The team at A&L Goodbody were so welcoming and quickly brought me up to speed. We particularly value their pragmatic guidance when addressing complex employment issues.’
‘I have worked closely with Brid NicSuibhne. She has been an amazing partner whom I trust and rely upon greatly. She has top-notch expertise and an understanding of the nuances of our business. They have guided us successfully through some sensitive employment relations issues. I could go on and on and am happy to act as a reference for them any time.’
‘We experience them as superb, seasoned professionals with specialised expertise and profound knowledge, very customer-centric, with excellent responsiveness and focus on getting the job done fast and with the highest professionalism.’
‘Aisling Muldowney: an exceptional lawyer who takes people like me at hand by providing a smart navigation system in the form of a fully scripted, detailed, personalised document. Aisling is super smart, switched on, solution-oriented and easy to work with.’
‘Duncan Inverarity is one of the best partners I have dealt with in my career. His client relationship management is exceptional. Excellent and timely turnaround from first call to closing out issues. His teams also have the same values and ethos.’
‘Thanks to the flexibility, availability and expertise of the team. We were able to resolve several disputes and possible future litigation. Good advice mastery of the law, and excellent practical knowledge enabled us to resolve all situations in record time. Excellent teamwork and expertise sharing.’

Key clients

Invesco
Bank of America
Permanent TSB Group Holdings Plc
Aviva
UPS
Citibank
Abbvie
CRH Plc
Cairn Homes plc
Wells Fargo
DocuSign
Heineken
Viatris
A&F Hollister Ireland Limited
Bidvest Noonan
Glenveagh
Ulster Bank
Dublin Airport Authority

Work highlights

Advised Natwest on the employment aspects of significant asset sales to Permanent TSB and AIB, resulting in the TUPE transfer of a significant number of Ulster Bank staff to each Bank.
Advised IRCA on the employment aspects of its reported €500m acquisition of Kerry Foods sweets ingredients portfolio.
Advised Teneo on the employment aspects of the largest corporate winding up involving the liquidation of two Russian State-owned aircraft and shipping leasing firms, GTLK Europe DAC and GTLK Europe Capital DAC.

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