LK Shields Solicitors LLP‘s practice acts for domestic and international clients on the full gamut of employment issues involving labour law, immigration, employee benefits and transactional work, the practice also handles contentious mandates. Team head Aoife Bradley is noted for her extensive expertise in employment, equality, and industrial relations law, regularly advising employers on senior management issues. Ciara O’Kennedy is particularly adept at advising on the exit of senior executives in shareholder disputes.
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- ‘Responsive, strong communicator, able to detail all scenarios. Good ability to share case load.’
- ‘LK Shields' breadth and quality of services (related to employment agreements/policies, benefits, data privacy and more) enabled us to consolidate our legal needs with one practice and more effectively ramp up our Ireland operations. LK Shields have also demonstrated good flexibility and responsiveness in addressing urgent matters.’
- ‘The depth of knowledge in the subject fields in which we engaged LK Shields was notable, and they proactively alerted us to other legal/compliance areas we should be assessing. Our primary contact at LK Shields was Ciara O ’Kennedy. She adeptly addressed many of our employee-related matters while also seamlessly bringing in others in the practice as needed to address other matters outside her area of expertise.’
- ‘Responsive, practical and easy to deal with.’
- ‘Diverse team with a panel of legal experts for all aspects of commercial and employment law. Highly responsive with response times, providing detailed and relevant advice at all times.’
- ‘Ciara O ’Kennedy - expert in her field of employment law. Friendly yet highly professional. She covers all the details of the query presented. Articulate speaker at conferences and seminars. Always rely on her legal advice as her professional knowledge of Irish employment law is outstanding.’
- ‘Very thorough, careful, and client-friendly. The team is deep and accustomed to dealing with demanding and difficult clients.’
- ‘Responsiveness, teamwork, careful work, high-quality. Aoife Bradley has done most of our work.’
Key clients
- Alltech Beverage Division Ireland Limited and All-Technology (Ireland) Limited
- Hertz Europe Service Centre Limited
- Culligan Water
- Stepstone Group
- A-LIGN Compliance and Security IE Limited
- The Employee Representative Group of Indeed.com
- Ciara Smyth
- Centripetal Inc
- Jackson Lewis P.C.
Work highlights
- Assisted Alltech Inc and its Irish entities with a collective redundancy process and how to constructively engage with the workforce.
- Assisted the Culligan Group with several corporate transactions.
- Advised Hertz Europe Service Centre Limited on a complex outsourcing of the majority of its customer service function and provided expert advice on how the transaction should be managed, in consideration of alternative EU and non-EU jurisdictions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Aoife Bradley