Holme Roberts & Owen LLP established Holme Roberts & Owen Solicitors in Dublin in September 2009 to provide corporate and commercial legal services to a broad range of industries including in the banking, entertainment, media, pharmaceutical, technology, telecommunications, and sports sectors. The firm’s main areas of practice include:

 

• EU Legislation and Regulations

Corporate Law

• Commercial Agreements, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Company Acquisitions and Sales, Business Structures, Corporate Planning, Joint Ventures, and Franchising

Employment Law

• Advice on Employment Law Contracts
• Best practice in human resource management
• Recruitment and contract negotiation
• Staff handbooks, policies and procedures
• Advice on terminations and redundancies
• Employee disputes
• Transfer of undertakings
• Grievance and disciplinary issues
• Consultancy Arrangements

Government & Industry Bodies

• Inter Governmental Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations and Industry and Trade Associations

Intellectual Property, Technology & Media

• Registration, Licensing, Acquisition and Sale of Intellectual Property; Due Diligence
• Brand Protection, including measures against Piracy, Counterfeiting and File Sharing

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Professional Indemnity Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Employment Litigation, Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Contract Disputes, Debt Collection and Insurance Coverage Advice

Private Client Services

• General Private Client Services

Property Law

• Acquisition, Disposal and Leasing of Commercial Property 

Sports & Entertainment

• Music, Film, Television, Publishing, Games, Software, Sportsmen, Sporting Organizations and Associations

Taxation

• Start up registration matters
• Utilisation of double tax treaties
• Taxation issues related to operating a business in Ireland
• Capital acquisition tax issues
• Stamp duty issues
• Business reorganisations

HRO Dublin services the needs of both our U.S. and European clients doing business in Ireland. HRO LLP has fostered strong working relationships with our Dublin based colleagues to ensure that all clients receive a seamless service from HRO on an international level. The partners of the firm have considerable international experience both in the European Union and Asia with James Wolsey having spent eight years practicing in Hong Kong and Singapore.