About the LawyerAnne O’Connell Solicitors, (AOC Solicitors), is a leading and award-winning specialist Employment Law firm. Employment law is a complicated arena of relationships and contracts, so it is important for anyone entering that arena to have the backing of trusted and intelligent legal minds. At AOC Solicitors, clients get just that.The Firm offers a full suite of Employment Law services including advice and representation in respect of all contentious and non-contentious employment related issues. AOC Solicitors is renowned for providing its clients with a strategic approach on Employment Law issues, advising clients on the best solution to achieve their objectives while meeting their commercial needs and business requirements.AOC Solicitors was elevated in ranking by Legal500 to a Tier 2 Employment Law Firm in Ireland in 2022, and this ranking has been retained in 2023.The Firm advises a range of employers including large multi-national companies, semi-state companies and start-up businesses. It also advises individual high-level employees facing Employment Law disputes, particularly executives and directors. The client base continues to expand and diversify to include significant new clients across a variety of different sectors such as technology, healthcare, transport, finance, fashion, logistics, energy, construction, consultancy, security, hospitality, media and charitable organisations.The firm believes in being an accessible and dependable resource for its clients. AOC Solicitors places a high value on being available 24/7 to avoid claims and therefore offers employer clients an Employment Law Hotline to assist them as and when issues arise. AOC Solicitors also keeps its clients abreast of Employment Law updates, producing a monthly e-Newsletter with practical articles on important WRC/Labour Court and superior court decisions and relevant legislative developments. Articles from the newsletter are often reproduced in HR publications.Over the past two decades, Principal Anne O’Connell has built up a well-earned reputation as a stand-out leader in the field of employment law in Ireland. She is an active member of the Law Society Employment Law Committee and the Employment Law Section of the International Bar Association. Anne lectures and tutors for the Law Society and also speaks extensively at HR and legal conferences on employment law issues.Drawing on years of dedicated experience in the employment law sphere, Anne and her team are known for representing clients with high levels of quality and passion, proving to be a truly invaluable asset to any client. The success of Anne and the team is driven by their ability to offer clear, up-to-date advice and concise guidance in employment law issues together with a strong commitment to clients and swift response and turnaround times. The entire team are deeply invested in clients’ employment law issues, which underpins the high level of service provided to all clients.ExperienceAnne O’Connell is the Founder and Principal of AOC Solicitors and has focused her entire career on labour and employment law. She qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 2001 and subsequently qualified as an attorney in New York. Before establishing her own specialist firm in 2017, she practised in the Chief State Solicitor’s Office and in two top-tier Irish law firms, concentrating on employment law matters, particularly those with contentious potential.With over 19 years of dedicated experience at the time she founded AOC Solicitors, Anne had already developed a strong track record advising large multinational corporations, semi-state entities, small and medium-sized businesses and individual employees on all aspects of labour and employment law. At AOC Solicitors, she continues to lead a team that advises on the full spectrum of workplace issues, from day-to-day HR queries through to complex disputes before employment tribunals and the courts.Anne’s experience extends across contentious and non-contentious labour law work, including managing workplace disputes, guiding employers through investigations and disciplinary processes, advising on organisational change and restructuring, and representing clients before statutory employment bodies as well as before the High Court and Circuit Court in employment-related proceedings.SpecialtyAnne O’Connell specialises exclusively in labour and employment law. Her practice covers the full lifecycle of the employment relationship, with a strong focus on preventing and resolving workplace disputes and aligning employment strategies with business objectives.Key areas of her labour law practice include termination of employment, unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal issues, industrial relations and collective employment matters, workplace bullying and harassment, redundancy and restructuring, equality and discrimination claims, protected disclosures and whistleblowing, and the employment aspects of transfers of undertakings. She also advises on the labour law implications of organisational change, mergers, acquisitions and outsourcing.On the non-contentious side of labour law, Anne drafts and reviews employment contracts, service agreements for executives and directors, and staff handbooks, policies and procedures. She assists employers with performance management, grievance and disciplinary processes, workplace investigations and compliance with statutory employment obligations. She also counsels senior employees and executives on their rights and obligations in the workplace, including in relation to contract terms, restrictive covenants, severance arrangements and exit negotiations.Through AOC Solicitors’ Employment Law Hotline and ongoing advisory work, Anne provides real-time strategic support to HR teams and in-house counsel, helping clients navigate complex labour law issues in sectors such as technology, healthcare, transport, finance, fashion, logistics, energy, construction, consultancy, security, hospitality, media and the charitable sector.EducationAnne O’Connell holds an LLB degree and diplomas in Employment Law and International Litigation. Her academic background, combined with her dual qualification as an Irish solicitor and New York attorney, underpins her specialised practice in labour and employment law and informs her work as a lecturer, tutor and speaker on employment law topics.
AOC Solicitors specializes in Employment Law.
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AOC Solicitors offers a full suite of Employment Law services including advice and representation in all employment-related issues.
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Anne O’Connell specializes exclusively in labor and employment law.
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Anne O’Connell holds an LLB degree and diplomas in Employment Law and International Litigation.
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AOC Solicitors was ranked as a Tier 2 Employment Law Firm in Ireland by Legal500 in 2022 and retained this ranking in 2023.
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