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Aoife Gallagher-Watson

Aoife is a senior lawyer specialising in employment law who draws on top-tier and in-house experience to provide pragmatic and strategic legal advice to clients. As a trusted advisor to national and international boards and leadership teams, Aoife regularly advises on a range of contentions and non-contentious matters, including workplace investigations, cross border mergers, disciplinary processes, employment and safety aspects in M&A, contract negotiations, legislative obligations, individual/collective redundancies and corporate immigration. Her approach is to work closely with clients to achieve tailored, practical and commercial solutions. · EY Law Ireland

IrelandEmployment Law, Corporate / M&A

About

Aoife Gallagher-Watson is a senior employment lawyer at EY Law Ireland who combines top-tier and in-house experience to provide pragmatic, strategic advice to national and international boards and leadership teams. She advises on contentious and non-contentious matters including workplace investigations, cross-border M&A employment and safety issues, disciplinary processes, contract negotiations, redundancies and corporate immigration.

Practice areas

Employment LawCorporate / M&AWorkplace InvestigationsData Protection & PrivacyCorporate ImmigrationHealth & Safety

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Expertise

Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions (employment aspects)Workplace InvestigationsCorporate ImmigrationCollective and Individual RedundanciesEmployment Contract NegotiationsEmployment Law Compliance & Legislative ObligationsEmployment and Safety Aspects in M&A

Education

  • Certificate in FinTech (Risk & Compliance), Institute of Bankers (2022)
  • Certificate in Immigration Law, Law Society of Ireland (2021)
  • Certificate in Data Protection Practice, Law Society of Ireland (2020)
  • Diploma in Employment Law, Law Society of Ireland (2018)
  • Masters in Law, Dublin Institute of Technology (2015)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Dublin Institute of Technology (2009)
  • BA in Accounting & HRM, National College of Ireland (2006)

Admissions

  • Law Society of Ireland
  • Law Society of New South Wales
  • Law Institute of Victoria
  • Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce
  • European Employment Lawyers Association
  • Irish Employment Lawyers Association of Ireland
  • Health and Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland