Jeffrey Greene
Partner
Jeffrey is a Partner in William Fry’s Employment & Benefits Department and advises on all contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.
He specialises in advising public and private sector organisations on the employment law aspects of corporate transactions, restructurings, and outsourcings, with a particular expertise in Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) matters.
He also advises clients on all aspects of employment, employment equality, and industrial relations law, and has acted for clients before all the Irish courts and employment law forums. He is heavily involved in the firm’s FDI focus as well as with start-up companies.
Significant recent matters include advising:
- Qorvo Inc., the US based leader in RF Solutions on its acquisition of Decawave Limited – winner of ‘Deal of the Year’ at the Irish Times Business Awards
- Uniphar plc on its acquisition of the Navi Group, a supplier of leading digital platforms and quality pharmaceutical products, and separately on its acquisition of the Hickey Pharmacy group
- A technology company on the litigation involved following the contentious exit of a senior employee
- August Equity on its acquisition of Integrity360, an industry-leading cyber security specialist
- MML Growth Capital Partners on its private equity investments in (1) Kyte Powertech (a manufacturer of distribution transformers for distribution networks and industrial applications), and (2) RelateCare (a healthcare communications consultancy and outsourcing leader)
- A customer services company on a large scale redundancy and restructuring project
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on its £2.8bn recommended takeover of UDG Healthcare plc
- DCC Group on its acquisition of (1) Jones Oil and (2) Campus Oil
Ranking & Recommendations
2024 Chambers Europe
“Jeffrey is an excellent lawyer with a practical mindset.” “Jeffrey Greene is good at putting things in context and explaining legal matters in a practical, commercial and understandable way.”
2024 Legal 500 EMEA
"Jeffrey Greene – a very practical approach to complex matters." "Jeffrey gives sound advice."
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Brief update setting out upcoming Employment Law changes and updates (and the date...
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Aug 2023
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Apr 2023
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Jan 2023
Important new Regulations provide greater clarity to employees on their terms and ...
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Aug 2022
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Jul 2022
This is an update confirming that Parent's Leave for eligible working parents has ...
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New Regulations provide clarity for employers due to begin reporting on their gend...
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May 2022
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court ruling that fixed-term working legislati...
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