Eversheds Sutherland, Employment | Chambers Europe Profile

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Employment Law

The dedicated employment law unit in Eversheds Sutherland Ireland provides assistance to clients in navigating this increasingly complex area of law. We believe in the importance of understanding each client’s specific employment and labour relations culture and our priority is to provide practical, pragmatic and client-centred solutions.

We advise clients on legal issues arising throughout the life cycle of the employment relationship, beginning at the recruitment stage, including interviews, employment contracts, handbooks and policies. We work with HR professionals and management teams on:

equality issues
industrial relations disputes
sporadic and long-term absenteeism
bullying and harassment
stress claims
the employment considerations arising in commercial transactions and business transfers

Pensions & Employee Benefits

Our Pensions & Employee Benefits group offers advice in three core areas - pensions, share schemes and ESOPs.

Chambers Review

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Employment - Ireland

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland has a strong pensions team that advises trustees and blue-chip companies on complex and cross-border issues relating to defined benefit and defined contribution schemes, including the launch of master trusts, wind-ups and restructuring processes. The law firm is known for handling contentious employment matters such as redundancies and unfair dismissals, often involving senior-level employees. The team is experienced in assisting corporates with employment law-related GDPR compliance and disciplinary matters. It acts for both domestic and international clients, most notably in the technology, healthcare and retail sectors.

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Strengths

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The team is very responsive and provides a lot of comfort with its approach, providing clear legal advice and guidance to enable significant decisions to be made.

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The firm provides knowledge and expert guidance, strong support and availability.

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Eversheds has a fully resourced legal team with depth and knowledge.

Employment respondent
Europe

The team is very responsive and provides a lot of comfort with its approach, providing clear legal advice and guidance to enable significant decisions to be made.

Employment respondent
Europe

The firm provides knowledge and expert guidance, strong support and availability.

Employment respondent
Europe

Eversheds has a fully resourced legal team with depth and knowledge.

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Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Peter Fahy

Band 1

Peter Fahy remains a prominent lawyer in the market, having longstanding experience advising corporate clients and trustees on contentious and non-contentious pensions topics, pension plan wind-ups, the establishment of master trusts, scheme mergers and transfers.

Peter is strong in the pensions world.

Peter Fahy is technically sound and detail-oriented.

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Julie Galbraith

Band 3

Julie Galbraith is a prominent lawyer advising international companies on a range of collective and individual employment law matters. She often handles cross-border transfers of employees and compliance matters, in addition to policy implementation and redundancies.

She is a true and very knowledgeable partner.

Julie Galbraith is a highly competent lawyer and a trusted adviser to us.

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Marie Claire Scullion

Band 4

Marie Claire Scullion assists with a range of employment issues, including terminations, redundancies, TUPE issues and the employment elements of M&A transactions. She also handles sexual harassment claims.

Marie Claire is an excellent, commercially aware employment lawyer.

Marie Claire Scullion offers good insight and speed of response. She has an excellent relationship with us and a detailed knowledge of the field.

She is an excellent solicitor with an exceptional attention to detail.

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David McKeating

Up and Coming

David McKeating assists corporate clients and trustees with a range of pensions matters including winding up, mergers and demergers of pensions schemes, the establishment of master funds and IORP II compliance.

David McKeating is excellent and has a really strong knowledge of pensions legislation. He is really helpful and does not sit on the fence.

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