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Lewis Silkin Ireland LLP
26 LOWER BAGGOT STREET
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Email firm Visit website +353 1566 9876 +44 (0)20 7864 1200

Ireland > Employment Tier 4

The diverse offering at Lewis Silkin Ireland LLP is noted for its expertise in equality proceedings, disciplinary investigations, and trade union issues. The group is also known for handling contentious issues, often representing clients before the WRC, labour court and civil courts. Síobhra Rush, who assists international and Irish clients on due diligence and transactional issues, co-heads the practice alongside Linda Hynes, who routinely advises on data privacy and business immigration issues. Catherine Hayes is a key name within the practice.

Practice head(s):

Síobhra Rush; Linda Hynes

Other key lawyers:

Catherine Hayes

Testimonials

‘Linda Hynes and the employment team have a great partnering approach and have got to know our business, how we work and our key values and policies. They’re open to challenges in getting to a different outcome and always flexible in their approach.’

‘In the main, I work with Linda Hynes and Catherine Hayes, and I find them both extremely personable and easy to work with. They show patience and take the time to explain various aspects. I have great confidence in the employment advice and guidance, which generally means that I prefer to go to them when dealing with important matters that I need to be right.’

Key clients

Airbnb

Deliveroo

Britvic Ireland

Enterprise Rent a Car

Citadel

Ascential

Globalization Partners

Amdocs

HubSpot

Yahoo

Accenture

Twitter

Work highlights

Advised Verizon on a case decided under Ireland’s legislation on European Work Councils, following many EWC’s relocation to Ireland.
Advised Citadel LLC on complex High Court litigation which was valued at $47m.
Represented Infosys in its defence of a Labour Court appeal in an unfair dismissal claim with an employee contracted in India but working in Ireland.

We work with high performance businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets – their ideas and their people. We enable them to create endless possibilities for future success. We call this ‘Ideas. People. Possibilities.’

The firm has two things at its core: people, and a focus on creative, tech and innovation.

Lewis Silkin is passionate about people. Whether you are a fast growth start up or a large multinational business, the firm helps you realise the potential in your people and navigate your strategic HR and legal issues, both nationally and internationally. Lewis Silkin’s award-winning employment team is one of the largest in the UK, with dedicated specialists in all areas of employment law and a track record of leading precedent setting cases on issues of the day. The team’s breadth of expertise is unrivalled and includes HR consultants as well as experts across specialisms including employment, immigration, data, tax and reward, health and safety, reputation management, dispute resolution, corporate and workplace environment.

Creativity, technology and innovation are at the heart of everything the firm does. This is reflected in the way it works, as well as in the types of businesses it works with. Lewis Silkin helps bring your ideas to life by working alongside you as a trusted partner and bringing together leading commercial, corporate, data and privacy, dispute resolution, employment, immigration, intellectual property and real estate lawyers to help create, optimise, manage and protect your ideas and your business.

With offices across the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong, and with strategic alliances across the globe, the firm is recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture and for providing solutions to complex, multi-jurisdictional business challenges with a pragmatic and human touch. So whether it is providing international employment law advice, managing a global IP portfolio or leading on a cross-border corporate transaction, Lewis Silkin can support you with the right people, in the right places, at the right time.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Employment	Síobhra Rush	siobhra.rush@lewissilkin.com	+353 1566 9874
Employment/ Immigration/ Workplace Data	Linda Hynes	linda.hynes@lewissilkin.com	+353 1566 9875
Employment	Aisling Parkinson	aisling.parkinson@lewissilkin.com	+353 1 576 9266
Employment	Catherine Hayes	catherine.hayes@lewissilkin.com	+353 1 566 4505
Employment	Laura Ensor	laura.ensor@lewissilkin.com	353 1 574 6956

Name	Position	Profile
Catherine Hayes	Managing Associate	View Profile
Linda Hynes	Linda advises on all aspects of employment law and workplace data privacy.…	View Profile
Síobhra Rush	Siobhra has expertise in a wide range of employment law issues, both…	View Profile