Arthur Cox provides comprehensive employment law advice, covering areas such as gender pay gap reporting, redundancies, crisis management, and employee privacy issues. The team is led by Kevin Langford, who regularly appears before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court, and the civil courts in employment disputes involving unfair dismissal, discrimination, and occupational stress claims. Séamus Given represents employers in a wide range of disputes with employees, former employees, job applicants, and trade unions. Louise O’Byrne is experienced in contentious employment matters, including claims related to employment injunctions, occupational stress, and issues concerning fixed-term and part-time work.
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- ‘Kevin Langford combines formidable intellect with great pragmatism. His advice is precise, and rooted in deep legal knowledge as one might expect, but what distinguishes him is the ability to produce solutions that are workable. He is unfailingly responsive, unflappable, and displays consistently sound judgment and his personal style is marked by a calming assurance.'
- ‘Séamus Given is a lawyer but still a confidante; a strategist but still a tactician; and experienced but still curious about each new situation. Séamus' positive approach to solving a legal issue is infectious - a consultation with Séamus energises a client to win.’
- ‘Louise O'Byrne is responsive, highly experienced, knows our business better than we do, assured, fearless yet considered in approach to all matters. First port of call when we have anything troubling to deal with.'
- 'Daniel Watters is a superb communicator, provides technical pension advice in a timely, concise, straight-forward manner.'
- ‘Séamus Given has been an outstanding adviser to us in this time; his advice is focused, always practical and unfailingly clear in their setting out the potential outcomes of proposed actions, as well as demonstrating a real understanding of our public position as client.'
- ‘The team are very knowledgeable and especially practical. They understand the nuances of being in a corporation, and not everything is black and white. They will offer solutions that fit the company and culture.’
Key clients
- Aer Lingus
- Blackrock Fund Advisors
- Greencore
- Coca-Cola
- CRH plc
- Dole Plc
- Flutter Entertainment
- Glanbia plc
- Universities: Dublin City University; Maynooth University; National University of Ireland, Galway; Trinity College Dublin; University College Cork; University College Dublin; University of Limerick
- Vodafone
- Wayflyer
- Greencore
Work highlights
Advising Kerry Group on the first phase of its disposal of Kerry Dairy Holdings (Ireland) Limited to Kerry Co-Operative Creameries Limited.
Advised a US-based investment firm on all employment law aspects of its purchase of the Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin.
Advising Phoenix Tower International on the completion of its acquisition of Cellnex Ireland for approximately €971m.
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Practice head
Kevin Langford
Other key lawyers
Séamus Given; Louise O’Byrne; Cian Beecher; Declan MacQuillan; Daniel Watters