
William Fry LLP advises numerous clients across the pharmaceutical, financial services, and food production sectors on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The firm has particular expertise in advising employers on employment contracts, specifically on employment terms and conditions, as well as statutory rights and obligations. Equality issues, unfair dismissals, and the terminations of senior executives constitute a large proportion of the group’s contentious work. Leading the practice is Nuala Clayton, an adept litigator routinely acting for clients in complex mediations. Alicia Compton has amassed over three decades of experience, boasting expertise in advising public sector clients. Former practice head Catherine O’Flynn departed in June 2024 and Jeffrey Greene left the firm in February 2025.
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Témoignages
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- 'Excellent pragmatic advice in a timely manner.'
- 'The Employment team in William Fry is very practical and commercially focused. The responses to queries are always very timely.'
- 'William Fry LLP have an incredibly dedicated team who take the time to understand the business of each of their clients. Having an in depth corporate knowledge and awareness of their clients provides the assurances that you are getting bespoke, tailored advice.'
Clients clés
- KBC Fund Management
- SOLAS, The Further Education and Training Authority
- Boots Retail (Ireland) Limited
- Valeo Foods (Ireland)
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Uniphar
- Sodexo Limited
- Fineos
- DCC plc
- Sky plc
Points forts
- Advised SAOL Assurance DAC on all employment law and regulatory employment issues arising out of the establishment of a greenfield insurance undertaking regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
- Advised a global real estate fund on a dismissal challenged by a senior executive, including the threat of a novel application before the High Court under whistleblowing legislation.
- Advised SoftBank on all Irish employment law aspects of its acquisition of a 51% stake in Cubic Telecom.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Responsable de la pratique
Nuala Clayton
Autres avocats clés
Alicia Compton