Deirdre Lynch

Deirdre Lynch leads the Pinsent Masons’ all-island employment law practice and is a highly experienced employment and occupational health and safety law specialist. Since qualifying in 2005, Deirdre has advised domestic and international employers on all aspects of the employment relationship from recruitment through to termination.

She has significant experience of advising on the many employment law issues arising in commercial transactions, workplace rationalisations, transfer of undertakings, enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants and issues of statutory interpretation and compliance. Deirdre advises employers in relation to the defence of high profile employment litigation before the Superior Courts and the employment adjudicatory bodies.

She frequently designs and delivers training workshops on various issues to support clients in minimising the risk of employee litigation arising from employment processes.

Deirdre lectures and tutors on the Law Society of Ireland’s professional practice and diploma courses and is a member of the International Employment Law Committee of the American Bar Association