Paul Gillen > Lewis Silkin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Lewis Silkin
220 ORMEAU ROAD
BELFAST
BT7 2FY
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Paul is a partner within the Employment, Immigration and Reward division, based in Belfast. He is qualified in England & Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and provides cross jurisdiction and comparative law advice to clients throughout the UK and Ireland.

He advises clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, including HR support, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, executive management, performance management, TUPE, outsourcing, discrimination law, and a full range of employment litigation.

Paul’s clients range from multi-nationals to local businesses across the UK and Ireland and span a range of sectors, including food, retail, manufacturing, pharma, IT services and technology, financial services, education and government departments.

Memberships

Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and past-Chair of the Northern Ireland CIPD Branch. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and an IoD Ambassador for Diversity and Inclusion, a member of the CBI Employment and Skills committee and a visiting Professor to the school of law at Ulster University.

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Employment

(Leading individuals)

Paul GillenLewis Silkin

Lewis Silkin‘s Belfast offering, which was formed from a merger with indigenous firm Jones Cassidy Brett in 2021, handles the full range of employment, immigration, and equality law matters across the island of Ireland. The group is jointly led by Ciara Fulton, Adam Brett, and Paul Gillen. Fulton is dual-qualified in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and is highly experienced in advising on cross-jurisdictional matters, while Brett specialises in discriminators and regulatory matters. Gillen, who joined the group in 2022 from Pinsent Masons Belfast LLP, has a broad practice which includes restructuring, executive management, TUPE, and employment litigation. Associate Jack Balmer has experience in contentious and non-contentious matters.