Ms Michelle Ní Longáin > ByrneWallace LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

ByrneWallace LLP‘s ‘highly specialised and expert’ public sector group handles contentious and non-contentious mandates on behalf of an enviable client list including state and semi-state bodies, government departments, local authorities and regulators; it has particularly notable expertise in the healthcare sector. The team is active across the full spectrum of public procurement, construction, employment, data protection and regulatory matters. Practice head Michelle Ní Longáin focuses on employment law, including protected disclosures, while other names to note are health and social care head Sinead Kearney; Martin Cooney and Fergal Ruane, who advise on construction matters, and data protection; and regulatory expert Sean O’Donnell.

The practice at ByrneWallace LLP provides comprehensive coverage across the full range of employment matters, acting for a varied client roster of major domestic and multinational corporations, trade unions and public authorities. Michelle Ní Longáin heads the practice, regularly assisting public bodies with administrative and equality related employment matters. Michael Kennedy is particularly well regarded for handling trade disputes and TUPE-related matters, while Lorraine Smyth assists clients with outsourcing, restructuring and redundancy processes. Other key names of note include immigration expert Emmet Whelan and industrial dispute expert Loughlin Deegan who regularly represents blue-chip clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.