Department profile
Maples Group

Employment

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Maples Group

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Employment - Ireland

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

The Maples Group employment team offers experience acting on the employment aspects of cross-border M&A activity, as well as assisting with trade union disputes and protected disclosure investigations. The team represents clients from the financial services, technology and manufacturing industries.

Work Highlights

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  • Maples Group acted for Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems on the employment law aspects of its acquisition of Selected Interventions and Mandalay Technologies.

Strengths

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  • Maples' knowledge level is super high; the team is very informative, and the advice provided is really reliable.

    Employment respondentEurope
  • Maples takes a balanced approach towards legal and practical advice protecting both the company and the employee.

    Employment respondentEurope
  • The team has a very good communication and collaboration style, which makes it very easy to work with the lawyers.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Karen Killalea
    Band 2Karen Killalea

    Karen Killalea

    Karen Killalea leads the employment team in Maples' Dublin office. She has established a strong profile in the employment market, offering experience in cross-border restructurings, senior executive terminations, misconduct investigations and immigration matters.
    • Karen has an excellent marriage of commercial awareness, business sense and employment law expertise.

      Employment respondentEurope
    • Karen Killalea is a great communicator who always has a solution and practical advice.

      Employment respondentEurope
  • Associates to watchCiara Ní Longaigh
    Associates to watchCiara Ní Longaigh

    Ciara Ní Longaigh

    Ciara Ní Longaigh assists clients with disputes before the Workplace Relations Commission, whistle-blowing investigations and redundancy consultations. She also advises on the employment aspects of acquisitions and disposals.

    • Ciara Ní Longaigh is a very clear and crisp communicator.

      Employment respondentEurope

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