Mr Donal Hamilton > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
McCann FitzGerald LLP Offices
RIVERSIDE ONE
SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Mr Donal Hamilton
Work Department
Employment, Pensions and Incentives Group
Position
Partner
Career
Donal trained at McCann FitzGerald LLP becoming a partner in 2022.
He advises domestic and international employers on all aspects of the employment relationship, and has extensive experience advising on business transfer and outsourcing issues, corporate immigration, complex employee relations issues, and employment investigations, disputes and mediation.
He represents clients before the WRC and Labour Court and advises organisations on complex industrial relations and contentious employment matters including the management of protected disclosures and the resolution of subsequent litigation.
Donal has particular expertise advising clients on the enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants and on team moves.
Donal lectures in employment law on the Law Society of Ireland’s professional practice course and speaks widely on employment law issues. He is co-author of the chapter on Protected Leave in Bloomsbury’s Employment Law (published March 2017) and regularly contributes to industry and national publications.
Education
Bachelor of Civil Law, 2008, University College Dublin;
Master of Laws, 2010, University College Dublin; Professional Diploma in Employment, 2011, University College Dublin; Solicitor, 2013, Law Society of Ireland; Diploma in Mediation, 2014, Law Society of Ireland; Certificate in Data Protection Practice, 2018, Law Society of Ireland |
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Employment
(Next Generation Partners)McCann FitzGerald LLP represents clients in a wide range of employment related matters, including data privacy, pension and regulatory mandates. Outside of transactional work, the team handles workplace and corporate investigations, regularly appearing before the Labour Court, High Court and WRC in employment disputes. Mary Brassil leads the team, with a focus on employment and industrial relation issues arising from corporate restructurings, cross-border mergers and redundancies. Terence McCrann maintains a strong reputation for conducting workplace investigations and mediations concerning partnership disputes. Donal Hamilton assists with TUPE and disciplinary proceedings, while Stephen Holst is active in contentious matters.
Ireland > White-collar crime
McCann FitzGerald LLP’s white-collar crime team acts for regulators and regulated entities in complex regulatory and business crime-related investigations and disputes. One key area of strength for the team is its expertise in fraud and asset tracing affairs leading to a steady stream of instructions to handle cross-border criminal and fraudulent disputes. Audrey Byrne specialises in international litigation and investigations and jointly heads the team with Megan Hooper, who has extensive expertise advising financial institutions on both regulatory and criminal investigations. Experienced litigator Catherine Derrig has been involved in a number of corporate fraud investigations of late, while Donal Hamilton focuses on contentious issues and investigations involving employees and whistleblowing. Michael Coonan, Rosaleen Byrne and Bébhinn Bollard are other key contacts.
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- EU and competition
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- Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Insurance
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- Planning and environment
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- Public sector
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