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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001567619-19-021621
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191114

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vaughn Jason
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001793976

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37977
		FILM NUMBER:		191221505

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10-1 BLANCHARDSTOWN CORPORATE PARK
		STREET 2:		BALLYCOOLIN
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			15

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001012477
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BLOCK 10-1 BLANCHARDSTOWN CORPORATE PARK
		STREET 2:		BALLYCOOLIN
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			15
		BUSINESS PHONE:		636-449-1830

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		16640 CHESTERFIELD GROVE ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			CHESTERFIELD
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63005

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES SA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960422
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    <div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;">Exhibit 24.1</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Phillandas T. Thompson, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Avadel
      Pharmaceuticals plc, an Irish public limited company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to act as the <font style="color: #000000;">undersigned&#8217;s</font> true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</div>
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                <div>prepare, execute in the undersigned&#8217;s name and on the undersigned&#8217;s behalf, and submit to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other
                  documents necessary or appropriate to obtain and/or regenerate codes, passwords, and passphrases enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
                  as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or any related rule or regulation of the SEC;</div>
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                <div>execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#8217;s capacity as a director and/or executive officer, as applicable, of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
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                <div>do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
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                <div>take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the
                  undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
                  attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s discretion.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;">The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
      the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and re-substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
      confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&#8217;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
      foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#8217;s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF</font>, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 12th day of
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