Employment: Pensions
Europe Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 2
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Our Employment Law Group delivers strategic and practical employment law advice to organisations, both national and international.
The team consists of highly skilled and experienced specialists who advise on the full range of employment, equality and industrial relations issues. We work collaboratively with other practice groups, combining employment law expertise with strategic and commercial insights to create innovative, integrated solutions to HR issues.
We are experienced in advising on all employment law aspects of complex and contentious disputes, investigations as well as corporate transactions, often with a cross-border element.
Our Pensions and Incentives Group provides experienced direction on transactional and advisory work for domestic and international, private sector and public sector clients. Our clients cover the full range of multi-national corporate organisations, major domestic bodies and State and commercial semi-State entities, SME and start-up clients. We advise on the design, implementation and restructuring of pension and remuneration plans. The Group has a history of advising in some of the most complex and largest pension issues. We have particular experience in cases which have evolved due to distressed situations for trustees and employers for schemes relating to high profile companies, bodies and organisations.
Our incentives work involves advising sponsoring employers and trustees on both Revenue approved and unapproved incentive plans.
Chambers Review
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They bring a practical approach to complex matters."
"McCann FitzGerald combines excellent technical knowledge with a pragmatic approach to advice."
"I always feel secure in the knowledge that we have received solid advice from the team."
"They bring a practical approach to complex matters."
"McCann FitzGerald combines excellent technical knowledge with a pragmatic approach to advice."
"I always feel secure in the knowledge that we have received solid advice from the team."
Notable Practitioners
Terence McCrann has a strong reputation for his capacity to handle complex employment disputes, often before the High Court. He has significant experience in whistle-blowing incidents, workplace investigations and the termination of senior executives.
"Terence McCrann is excellent and a very knowledgeable individual to deal with."
Catherine Austin assists clients with the pensions aspects of M&A transactions, in addition to advising on IORP II compliance and scheme restructurings. She is skilled at offering advice to both trustees and corporates.
"Catherine Austin delivers exceptional legal services with a very strong commercial and practical focus."
"She is able to deliver very complex projects on time and with excellent advice."
Eleanor Cunningham heads the law firm's pensions and incentives department and focuses her practice on employee share schemes and pensions plans, in addition to advising on IORP II compliance. She acts for trustees and companies in the public and private spheres, and is also adept at dealing with contentious issues.
"Eleanor is an expert in her field and always available for advice when required."
Mary Brassil is experienced in a broad range of employment topics, including contested dismissals, individual discrimination disputes and protected disclosure mandates. She is best known for her work on the labour law aspects of corporate transactions.
"Mary is reliable and practical in the application of legal advice. She has in-depth knowledge of our needs."
"Mary Brassil is a very pleasant individual to deal with. She is very efficient and knowledgeable in all aspects of employment law."
"Mary provides an excellent service. She is thorough and goes straight to the point."
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