Employment: Pensions | Europe

A&L Goodbody has an impressive practice with leading employment and pensions teams acting for clients from a range of sectors. The law firm is renowned for handling high-end employment disputes and large-scale transactional matters, advising on an extensive range of issues such as TUPE and collective redundancies. The team acts for several large trustees and employers on the restructuring of pensions schemes and related litigation, often for clients in the finance and insurance sectors. It regularly acts on cross-border matters. A&L Goodbody further assists with protected disclosure matters, GDPR compliance topics and data protection regulations.

Arthur Cox has a formidable employment department which handles the pensions and employment aspects of large transactional and internal restructuring projects. The law firm offers longstanding experience in high-end labour law matters concerning remuneration, social security disputes, employee transfers and senior executive terminations. It regularly assists companies with internal investigations and resultant disciplinary processes. The team handles disputes over protected disclosure and allegations of discrimination. On the pensions side, the law firm advises a combination of trustees and employers on the reorganisation and restructuring of pension schemes, on GDPR issues and on the resolution of internal disputes.

McCann FitzGerald has a widely praised employment department with substantial experience within the team. The law firm acts on non-contentious mandates relating to the transfer of undertakings in transactions, collective redundancies or data protection compliance. Lawyers in the practice handle employment-related litigation pertaining to discrimination, equality, unfair dismissal and harassment claims. The team also has experience in remuneration matters and protected disclosure mandates. In addition, it has strong knowledge of pensions issues within both the public and private sectors, advising trustees and employers on a range of matters relating to defined benefit and defined contribution pensions, including IORP II compliance, benefits harmonisation and pensions-related disputes.

William Fry LLP has a respected employment and pensions law practice that offers advice to domestic and international clients on complex corporate employment issues. The team members have particular experience in employee transfers, employee incentive schemes and top executives' severance packages. The law firm also possesses an acclaimed contentious practice with expertise in unfair dismissals, protected disclosure, discrimination claims and senior executive terminations. It offers comprehensive pensions advice for employers in the context of transactions, restructurings and wind-ups, in addition to related IORP II compliance.

Mason Hayes & Curran has a highly regarded employment law department with an extensive base of prominent domestic and international clients, particularly in the technology and education sectors. The law firm demonstrates considerable activity in contentious and injunctive proceedings, including unfair dismissal cases. The team also has experience in M&A-related labour mandates, transfers, multiple redundancies and industrial relations matters. Additionally, the law firm has a capable pensions practice which often assists employers or trustees with a range of issues, including scheme establishment and closure or questions arising from corporate transactions.

Matheson has an impressive employment practice which frequently assists large multinational companies in the financial and technology sectors. The team is proficient in redundancy and transfer mandates, in addition to M&A-related employment matters. The law firm is also experienced in the handling of complex contentious matters concerning employment relationships and dismissals, regularly defending employers before the Irish High Court. Matheson comes particularly recommended for cross-border and international work, with experience advising large US multinationals and global law firms on Irish employment law. The law firm also maintains a respectable pensions practice advising on IORP II compliance and scheme transfers.