Maura Connolly
Addleshaw GoddardFull-service firm Addleshaw Goddard provides domestic and international clients with a one stop shop for immigration and employment law advice. Alongside its deep expertise in corporate immigration, the team has notable experience representing clients in equality cases before the WRC and Labour Court. Maura Connolly is practice head and is well positioned to handle both contentious and non-contentious employment law mandates. David Heneghan leads the corporate immigration team, while Lorna Osborne specialises in pensions, including pension trust documentation and advising on the pension aspects of corporate M&A.
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‘Best law firm I ever encountered. Fast, efficient, honest and so pleasant.’
‘Maura Connolly was an absolute pleasure to deal with and just got the job done. Professional, honest and really thorough.’
‘Very good and useful advice. Proactive in keeping us updated on legal developments. Never a delay at Addleshaw Goddard's end.’
‘All very good. Positive experiences with David Heneghan who is very knowledgeable.’
‘Robert Dooney is our main point of contact and he has been very responsive and provided excellent advice.’
‘We have worked very closely with Maura Connolly and the same comments as above. Maura is very knowledgeable and supporting the business with practical, robust advice.’
‘High level of knowledge of Irish employment law, explained very well in layman's terms. They understand our business needs and are very practical in how we solve issues or problems. Very easy to work with and responsive to questions.’
‘Maura Connolly and Robert Dooney are all excellent to work with. I cannot fault their advice. How they guide us to decisions to protect the business from future claims, remaining compliant at all times, is second to none.’
Key clients
- Karshan (Midlands) Limited
- Tifco Group
- IK Partners
- Valorem Group Limited
- Insurance Company
- Spectris PLC
- All Clear Travel Insurance
- Shorecal Limited
- Servier Laboratories (Ireland) Limited
- Technology Group
- Inflexion Private Equity Partners
- Phoenix Equity Partners
- Platform Retailer
- Oxford Global Resourcing Limited
- Professional Practices
- Q-Park Ireland Limited
Work highlights
- Represented Domino's Pizza franchisee in the first case before the Irish Supreme Court relating to "gig economy" workers.
- Advised the shareholders of Viatel Technology Group on a substantial investment from Macquarie Capital.
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Maura Connolly