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Anne O'Connell Solicitors Offices
19-22 Lower Baggot Street
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Anne O’Connell
Position
Principal
Career
Qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and as a New York Attorney, Anne O’Connell, the Founder and Principal of the Firm, specializes in Employment Law. She holds an LLB Degree together with Diplomas in Employment Law and International Litigation and has practiced with the Chief State Solicitors Office and two top tier Irish Law Firms. Anne has acted in the largest international case taken by Ireland to date and also acted in a European case that led to the amendment to Ireland’s Constitution. Anne advises large multinational companies, semi-state companies, small businesses and employees in all areas of employment law, particularly issues that were likely to become contentious.
With over 19 years of employment law experience, Anne formed her own specialist boutique Employment Law Firm in 2017 and thus Anne O’Connell Solicitors was born.
Anne is very passionate about what she does and becomes vested in finding solution to her client’s issues.
- Lectures and tutors extensively on employment topics including assessing and advising clients on risk at the Law Society of Ireland Professional Course, the Diploma on Employment and the Certificate on Employment Law Advocacy.
- Recipient of the International Client Choice Award 2018 and again in 2019, Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Award – Employment Law, Ireland 2019 and the ‘ACQ Employment & Benefits Lawyer of the Year in Ireland’ for 2018, 2019 and 2020 and the numerous awards listed in the awards section of the Firm’s website.
- External examiner for the Law Society’s Diploma on Employment Law and Employment Law Advocacy Certificate.
- Lectured at the National College of Ireland, the Kildare County Enterprise Board course and at industry seminars nationwide.
- Co-author of the Law Society’s Professional Practice Employment Law Manual. Also published in the IBA Employment Industrial Relations Law Newsletter, Irish Employment Law Journal, Industrial Relations News, Sunday Business Post, Business Plus Magazine and the Construction Industry Magazine.
- Interviewed on RTE News, Ireland AM and Matt Cooper radio show on various employment law issues. Provides bespoke training to business clients.
- Featured media articles in The Irish Independent.
- Featured panel member of The Clare Byrne Show, RTE.
Memberships
Member of the Law Society of Ireland’s Employment Law Committee and the Employment Law Association of Ireland Committee.
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Employment
(Leading individuals)The practice at Anne O’Connell Solicitors handles mandates for a broad roster of domestic and international clients, including start-ups. The team also specialises in representing clients before Labour Courts, High Courts, and WRC. Anne O’Connell heads the practice, and is known for her experience in handling employment and protected disclosure law disputes. Laura Killelea advises public and private sector employers on employment law issues such as employee complaints and investigation processes, exit negotiations and severance agreements. Jenny Wakely focuses on dispensing clients with disciplinary procedures, grievance investigations, drafting of employment contracts, and redundancy processes.