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issues. The large firms where Anne previously worked regularly refer clients to Anne when
they are conflicted and colleagues turn to Anne when they have queries regarding their own
clients’ issues.
Anne loves assisting clients in employment law and is very passionate about what she does.
She becomes as vested in finding a solution to the issues as the client is.
Anne was honoured to have received the Lawyer Monthly Women in Law 2019 Award for
Employment Law in Ireland. The Firm was also awarded Client Choice Award for
Employment Law in Ireland 2019 for a second year running; the ACQ5 Global Award for
Employment & Benefits Lawyer 2019 also for the second year running and ‘Leading
Specialist Employment and Labour Lawyer of the Year 2019, Ireland’ awarded by
Acquisition International. The Firm won the Employment Law Firm/Lawyer of the Year
2019 at the Irish Law Awards.
Anne is also a member of the Law Society Employment Law Committee and lectures and
tutors on employment law in the Law Society of Ireland. In 2020, Anne has been invited to
be a speaker and contributor at the annual Employment Law Conference of the
International Bar Association. Anne is also in the process of writing A Practical Guide to
Protected Disclosures for the Irish Institute of Charted Accountants.
Laura Reid – Associate Solicitor
In 2019, the Firm expanded by hiring Laura Reid as an Associate Solicitor. Laura has over
six years of specialist Employment Law experience. Laura has advised and represented
corporate employer clients of all sizes from small start-up employers to large global
corporations. Laura’s experience includes advising these employers in relation to the
numerous day to day employment issues arising in the work place including the handling of
grievance and disciplinary processes, workplace investigations and mediations, advising on
protected disclosures, advices in respect of bullying and harassment complaints, drafting
and reviewing contracts of employment and company handbooks, advising and representing
employers in respect of the negotiation and conclusion of exit agreements and advising and
representing employers in respect of the defence of all kinds of employee claims. Laura also
has valuable experience assisting employers in respect of the employment law aspects of
due diligence upon the sale/transfer of businesses.
Laura has carried out a considerable amount of public sector work having advised a
number of different employers within the public sector in respect of day to day employment
law issues arising and the defence of employee claims. She has particular experience in
advising public sector employers within the education sector.
Laura is a Recommended Lawyer by Legal 500. Laura is also a member of the Employment
Law Association of Ireland Committee and has lectured for the Law Society of Ireland’s
Diploma on Employment Law.
Both Anne and Laura have great experience working as employment law solicitors in large
and small firms. It is this experience that provides the foundation of our strategic approach
to addressing our client’s issues.
Contact Details:
Email: anne@aocsolicitors.ie
Tel: +353 (1) 6698550
Website: www.aocsolicitors.ie