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A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP Offices

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP
42-46 FOUNTAIN STREET
BELFAST
BT1 5EF
United Kingdom
Visit website 44 28 9031 4466 44 28 9031 4477

Gareth Walls

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+44 28 9072 7402 gwalls@algoodbody.com View profile

Work Department

Position

Partner

Career

Gareth Walls is partner and Head of the A&L Goodbody’s Employment and Incentives group in Belfast. Gareth represents a number of local, national and international brands in business support, strategic workforce planning and high profile tribunal matters. He also has significant experience in corporate immigration, redundancy, re-structuring and TUPE issues. Gareth is an accomplished commercial litigator with particular emphasis on procurement challenges and injunctive relief in the Employment context, as well as being a sought after speaker on Employment issues in Northern Ireland.

Memberships

Gareth is a member of the Employment Lawyers Group and is a Northern Ireland representative for the Employment Law Alliance. He is a Council Member of the European Employment Lawyers Association. In addition, Gareth is a CEDR Accredited Mediator.

Education

  • Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
  • Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
  • LLB (Hons), Sheffield University

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Employment

(Hall of Fame)

Gareth Walls –A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP‘s large team covers the full scope of employment law, including tribunal litigation, TUPE, immigration issues and industrial relations. The group is highly experienced in cross-jurisdictional work, and is regularly active for clients across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Team lead Gareth Walls has significant expertise advising on employment law in the financial services industry, and is a thought leader on matters such as hybrid working, modern slavery, and ESG. Aisling Byrne, who joined from Cleaver Fulton Rankin in 2021, handles contentious and non-contentious employment matters, and is a key name for data protection. Of counsel Shirley Blair specialises in complex discrimination matters. Rob Tubman and Johanna Cunningham are prominent names at the associate level.

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