Best Practices Seminar 2024
Welcome to today’s Best Practices Seminar, where we will address new and evolving legal trends, as well as topics of general interest to In-House Counsel.
Today’s Programme
| 8:30 | Registration & Coffee |
| 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction
Orla O’Connor, Partner and Chair, Arthur Cox |
| 9:15 | Managing a Cyber Breach Response
Richard Willis, Partner, Arthur Cox Olivia Mullooly, Partner, Arthur Cox CPD: Client Care and Professional Standards (60 mins) |
| 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 | Navigating Generational Differences in the Workplace
Dr. Eliza Filby, Writer, Speaker and Consultant CPD: Professional Development and Solicitor Wellbeing (120 mins) |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Update on Recent Enforcement of Data Protection Law
Aoife Coll, Senior Associate, Arthur Cox CPD: Client Care and Professional Standards (30 mins) |
| 14:30 | Protected Disclosures: Current Trends
Kevin Langford, Partner and Head of Employment, Arthur Cox Niamh Fennelly, Of Counsel, Arthur Cox CPD: Client Care and Professional Standards (30 mins) |
| 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15 | Fostering a Neuroinclusive Workplace – Considerations for Employers
Adam Harris, Founder and CEO, AsIAm Joanelle O’Cleirigh, Partner, Arthur Cox Kate O’Donohoe, Of Counsel, Arthur Cox Declan MacQuillan, Senior Associate, Arthur Cox CPD: Professional Development and Solicitor Wellbeing (60 mins) |
| 15:15 | Closing Remarks
Geoff Moore, Managing Partner, Arthur Cox |
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Today’s Speakers
Orla O’Connor, Partner and Chair, Arthur Cox
Orla has led on numerous financing and restructuring transactions both for banks and borrowers across all asset classes and on some of the most high profile financial services M&A transactions in the Irish market.
In 2024, Orla was recognised as one of IFLR1000 Women Leaders
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Mairéad Duncan-Jones, Partner and Head of Knowledge, Learning and Development
Mairéad is responsible for the management of the firm’s Knowledge, Learning & Development (KL&D) function and the development and implementation of the firm’s Knowledge, Learning & Development strategy.
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Richard Willis, Partner, Arthur Cox
Richard is a partner in the Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations practice. He advises clients on investigations, commercial disputes and cyber issues in the financial, technology, sports and education sectors.
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Olivia Mullooly, Partner, Arthur Cox
Olivia is a Partner in the Technology and Innovation Group and head of the Intellectual Property team, advising on domestic and cross border intellectual property transactions and licensing, the protection, development and exploitation of IP rights as well as IP disputes and enforcement. She also advises on data protection compliance and commercial contracts.
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Dr. Eliza Filby, Writer, Speaker and Consultant
Dr Eliza Filby is a writer and speaker specialising in generational change and contemporary values, who helps us understand how the world is changing.
Eliza has worked with a variety of organizations from Google to the Harry Potter Franchise, from the Ministry of Defence in the UK to the European Commission. She currently sits on the Board of the Mission Group plc. as Non-Executive Director. In 2022 she was awarded the Europa Forum’s 2022 Millennial Leaders Award. In 2024 Eliza was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
Aoife Coll, Senior Associate, Arthur Cox
Aoife Coll is a senior associate in the Technology and Innovation Group and has extensive technology law experience including in data protection and privacy, artificial intelligence, information technology and e-business matters.
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Kevin Langford, Partner and Head of Employment, Arthur Cox
Kevin advises corporate clients in a wide range of sectors including pharmaceutical, healthcare and life sciences, technology, financial services and insurance, transport, manufacturing, distribution and retail.
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Niamh Fennelly, Of Counsel, Arthur Cox
Niamh leads the knowledge function within the Employment Group and has significant experience advising clients across all areas of employment law. She is responsible for legal, regulatory and commercial awareness; horizon-scanning for clients; education (internal and client) via training and tailored legal and regulatory updates; and the development of precedents.
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Adam Harris, Founder and CEO, AsIAm
Adam founded AsIAm based on his own experiences growing up as an Autistic person in Ireland.
In addition to his leadership at AsIAm, Adam was appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in July 2020 and serves as a Executive Council Member for Autism Europe. He is a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awardee and has sat on and advised many government consultative and policy committees on disability rights and inclusion, which have helped shape national policies for a more inclusive society.
Joanelle O’Cleirigh, Partner, Arthur Cox
Joanelle works for a broad range of clients, particularly those in the healthcare, life sciences and regulated sectors. Joanelle also advises clients in relation to inquiries and investigations.
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Kate O’Donohoe, Of Counsel, Arthur Cox
Kate is Of Counsel in our Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations Department Group and specialises in the area of Healthcare law, professional regulation and Litigation. Kate advises on all aspects of healthcare service provision and regulation, including mental health, vulnerable adults and investigations.
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Declan MacQuillan, Senior Associate, Arthur Cox
Declan advises domestic and international employers on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law and industrial relations matters, including in relation to the employment law aspects of commercial transactions (including in relation to the transfer of undertakings), termination of employment, investigations and other HR processes, redundancies, employment equality and equal status complaints, corporate immigration and industrial relations disputes.
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Geoff Moore, Managing Partner, Arthur Cox
Geoff has served as our Managing Partner since 2019. Prior to his current role, he served as Co-Head of our Corporate/ M&A Group specialising in mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory work for leading corporates.
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