
Employment
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About
Provided by Whitney Moore
Working across a wide range of specialist areas, Whitney Moore's Employment, Immigration and Data Protection team offers clients a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of prevailing regulations and legislation.
We advise corporate clients on the full range of employment related issues, as well as pension trustees on pension issues, scheme documentation and the interpretation of rules, legislation and related matters. We also provide guidance on corporate immigration and worker mobility, employment of non-EEA nationals in Ireland and work permit applications.
Some of our recent Employment, Pensions and Immigration transactions include:
- Adviser to high-profile senior executives in negotiation of severance arrangements
- Adviser to employers on changes in the law and implementation of best practice
- Adviser in respect of corporate immigration and work permit applications
- Adviser in complex High Court proceedings relating to privacy issues, monitoring and breach of data protection rights
- Adviser in relation to the restructuring of occupational pension
arrangements, revised scheme documentation and close-down of schemes - Adviser to pension trustees on trustee duties and obligations and interpretation of scheme documentation
- Adviser to a financial institution in successfully defending Equal Status claims
- Adviser to client companies on WRC workplace inspections
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Work Highlights
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Whitney Moore acted for Vya Creative Lantern on immigration matters relating to the running of its Wild Lights Lantern Festival.
Strengths
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Whitney Moore is an excellent firm that provides highly professional and commercially driven advice.
Employment respondentEuropeWhitney Moore provides a hands-on approach and responsiveness that is second to none.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Emma Richmond
Emma Richmond advises clients on recruitment, as well as handling contested dismissals and senior executive exits. She also represents clients in redundancy matters, acting at both a company and executive level.
Emma is an excellent lawyer who is extremely accessible and provides very clear advice.
Employment respondentEuropeEmma is very practical, straightforward, structured and commercially focused.
Employment respondentEuropeEmma has fantastic knowledge and awareness of what the client's needs are, and effectively solves any queries in a proficient manner.
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Band 4 
Band 4 
John Lynch
John Lynch handles a range of both collective and individual employment law issues. He is particularly experienced in senior executive terminations, contested dismissals and the employment aspects of M&A transactions, including TUPE considerations. John Lynch is an excellent lawyer with very strong analytical skills and solid commercial awareness.
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Ranked Individuals at Whitney Moore (2)
Members
Provided by Whitney Moore

Christopher Ryan

Laura Quinn

Emma Richmond
Head of Department

Marie Claire Scullion
Head of Department

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