As published in the Sunday Business Post, December 1st 2019. “Tackling a toxic workplace culture and respecting minimum entitlements are among the things any company must do to avoid legal troubles in the future.” Elaine O’Regan considers the steps for employers to stay onside with the law, featuring head of employment, Patrick Walshe. Article available […]

It’s an unfortunate fact of life for employers that staff can sometimes enjoy themselves not wisely but too well at the Christmas party. While the majority of office functions pass without incident, every year a minority of employers have to consider disciplinary action because their employees behaved inappropriately. An added dimension for employers in the […]

Now, more Indians, including diaspora, heading to Ireland. There has been a clear surge in interest among both individuals and companies, in particular multinationals, looking to Ireland to establish an EU foothold in light of the UK decision to depart from the EU, resulting in more opportunities for non-EAA nationals to take up employment in […]

Philip Lee is delighted to announce the appointment of Angelyn Rowan as Partner in the Construction, Projects and PPP team. Angelyn strengthens the existing team bringing a wealth of experience advising both public and private sector clients in the areas of construction, procurement and PPP.  In collaboration with the partner-strong team, Angelyn will focus on […]

As published in the Law Society Gazette, October 29th 2019. Philip Lee has named John Given as  a partner, moving across from another leading Dublin firm where he headed M&A practice John has over 25 years’ experience and recently has supplemented his advisory experience by working as a senior executive and principal of a number […]

As published in The Irish Times, October 22nd 2019. Article by Joe Brennan. John Given, the former Elan general counsel and founding chairman of Malin Corporation, has joined Dublin corporate law firm Philip Lee as a senior partner in its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team. The move comes as Mr Given predicts a surge in UK companies investing in […]

Philip Lee is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Given as partner. John has over 25 years’ experience in the legal and broader corporate sectors.  He occupied several leadership positions during his tenure as a senior partner with another leading Dublin based firm.  In particular, John was head of that firm’s M&A practice […]

As published in The Currency, October 9th 2019. Photo: Bryan Meade “There was a gun on the table and $10,000 in my pocket. This was not normal legal work.” His career has spanned everything from commercial trade disputes involving bananas to helping Ryanair secure injunctions. And, Philip Lee has also built a major law firm […]

As published in The Sunday Business Post, October 6th 2019. Article by Quinton O’Reilly, featuring Partner Clare Cashin. From left: Gerald Knights, director of broking, DRS Bond Management; Stephen Hughes, head of construction, Enterprise Ireland; Pat Lucey, director for infrastructure, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd and president of the CIF; Sarah Murphy, managing director, […]

As published in The Sunday Business Post, October 6th 2019. Like death and taxes, it’s a fact of life that people – including employers and employees – don’t always get along.  Very often there is blame on both sides, but from time to time employees will find themselves in a position where despite their best […]