Employment

It is our experience that potential problems with employees can often be avoided with the right advice about precautionary steps.

We are experts in employment and equality law and act for a wide range of employers including some of the largest employers operating in Ireland.

We have a strong international reputation with, large US and international clients who
regularly come to us for employment and immigration advice when setting up their Irish
operations.

Our employment partners are independently recommended as top-tier employment law
experts by Chambers Europe and Legal 500.

Clients come to us for both contentious and non-contentious issues ranging from drafting
contracts of employment and employment policies to advising on all manner of employment
related disputes. The team also provides immigration advice to companies operating in
Ireland that need employment permits for their workforce.

This experience is matched by our active contentious employment law practice. It is our
experience that potential problems with employees can often be avoided with the right
advice about precautionary steps. Should a dispute escalate, we will help you to move
quickly to resolve it. We have extensive experience representing clients in the WRC, Labour
Court and civil courts and are very conscious of acting fast and keeping costs to a minimum.

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Recent Work

  • Acting in the highest-value employment law claim in the history of the State;
  • Advising on the collective redundancy implications of an employer disposing of 38 retail units in Ireland;
  • Advising on the merger of two significant semi-state entities;
  • Representing one of Ireland’s largest retailers in a complex and long-running high court action concerning employees’ property rights;
  • Advising Ireland’s largest employer on the employment status of third-party service providers and representing our client in the LRC in connection with this claim;
  • Advising a major public body on an unprecedented reorganisation of its pension scheme.

Key Contacts

  • Philip Lee is well-resourced, efficient and very responsive. I am particularly impressed by the seamless ability to tackle immigration-related issues in the employment context. The team develop strong relations with their clients and are very responsive.
    Legal 500, 2026
  • They develop strong relations with their clients and are very responsive.
    Legal 500, 2025
  • The team is pragmatic, very focused on practical solutions and extremely calm and competent. They are very responsive and excel at distilling complex information. They work seamlessly with the other departments to help answer client’s queries.
    Legal 500, 2023
  • The employment practice team at Philip Lee are experts in this area and apply that knowledge in an efficient and practical manner, seeking the best outcome for the client at all times.
    Legal 500, 2021
  • Extremely responsive and helpful.
    Legal 500, 2021
  • Gives calm assurance to clients.
    Chambers Europe, 2021
  • The employment law team at Philip Lee are exceptional. Practical, efficient, experienced and are in a position to provide efficient and definitive advice to clients.
    Legla 500, 2024
  • Expert team in the employment law area who provide top-class service to clients and have many years of experience navigating complex litigation. Attention to detail is central and service to the client is second to none.
    Legal 500, 2024
  • They are expert employment lawyers who work collaboratively in legal teams with counsel etc. to give outstanding service. Patrick Walsh and Cian Moriarty ensure an exceptional service to clients.
    Legal 500, 2024
  • I think the team are very collaborative in their approach to litigation and advising.
    Legal 500, 2024
  • Commercial and pragmatic advice, not bogged down in legal jargon.
    Legal 500, 2024
  • Both Cian Moriarty and Patrick Walshe make the effort to go the extra mile in order to get the best results for us
    Legal 500, 2025
  • The team are highly responsive and effective and can be relied on to secure the desired result.
    Legal 500, 2025

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