Thomas Hubert

1 week ago | thecurrency.news | Thomas Hubert

“Today, if I was doing it, no, I wouldn’t go to the stock market.” As an 80-year-old Denis Brosnan picked up another outstanding achievement award to add to his collection in University College Cork (UCC) on Wednesday, he compared the IPO he launched as founding CEO of Kerry Group four decades ago with the business funding landscape today. “Your only source of money was: Go to the banks or go to the stock market. Today, you have funds all over the place.

1 week ago | thecurrency.news | Thomas Hubert

In their recent interview with The Currency, the multi-award-winning restaurateurs Ahmet Dede and Maria Archer explained how much of their business’s resources went towards providing free accommodation as part of the employment package for their staff. Archer told me this was “essential” to recruitment as “there is nothing available”. Dede detailed the property fleet they have to maintain: three chefs live in flats above each of their two restaurants in Baltimore, Co Cork.

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Thomas Hubert |Joseph F. Lavigne |P.J. Kee

Our team attended the recent AIPLA Trade Secret Summit, one of thenation's premier conferences on trade secret law. Criticalissues surrounding the protection of confidential businessinformation took center stage and we were reminded just howimportant it is for companies to stay ahead of the curve tosafeguard against unfair competition and trade secret theft. Several topics were key takeaways for us.

2 weeks ago | thecurrency.news | Thomas Hubert

Some restaurateurs describe the pursuit of awards as a mere by-product of their quest to offer the best dining experience. Others burn out or go bankrupt seeking accolades. Somewhere in the middle, Maria Archer and Ahmet Dede have leveraged them to structure the growth of their west Cork restaurant business.

2 weeks ago | joneswalker.com | Thomas Hubert |Joseph F. Lavigne |P.J. Kee

Our team attended the recent AIPLA Trade Secret Summit, one of the nation’s premier conferences on trade secret law. Critical issues surrounding the protection of confidential business information took center stage and we were reminded just how important it is for companies to stay ahead of the curve to safeguard against unfair competition and trade secret theft. Several topics were key takeaways for us.