Philip is an Associate in the Disputes Group at Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP and is part of the Employment Group. He primarily advises employers on all aspects of the employment relationship, both contentious and non-contentious. Philip has a particular focus on advising corporate clients on both the buy and sale side on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including share and asset sales. Philip also works closely with our Insolvency and Restructuring Group in advising insolvency practitioners on the employment considerations in corporate restructurings including liquidations, examinerships and receiverships. Philip has extensive experience advising clients on best practice contractual and policy reviews, as well as regularly advising clients on redundancy, grievance and disciplinary processes. The Employment Group have also been involved in a number of cases involving employment status, protected disclosures and extensive workplace investigations. 

Kate is a Partner in the AG employment law team and part of the wider Disputes Group.  Kate has extensive experience advising employers on all aspects of the employment relationship. This includes both non-contentious and contentious matters.

Kate predominantly advises commercial clients, mainly international organisations, on a full range of employment law issues including workplace investigations, capability issues, unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, senior executive exits, business reorganisation involving redundancy and collective redundancy processes.

Kate has a particular interest in workplace investigations and specifically in advising clients on complex workplace investigations including investigations involving protected disclosures. Kate regularly speaks on employment law topics at firm events and external training events.

Kate is currently advising clients on a number of complex cases involving capability and reasonable accommodation issues.