Band 2
Provided by Karen Killalea
Karen is head of Maples and Calder's Employment team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. She has over 20 years’ experience advising clients on all aspects of employment law including contractual matters, sensitive investigations, employee privacy issues, GDPR, gender pay gap preparation, TUPE, HR aspects of corporate re-structuring and asset disposals, industrial relations, working time, equality issues, executive compensation, removal of directors and senior executives and the protection of confidential information. Karen’s recent cases include securing court orders to prevent the theft of confidential information, restraining a team move and defending a High Court challenge to the suspension and investigation of a senior employee. She regularly represents clients before the WRC and the courts and has extensive experience of successful mediation and dispute resolution.
Karen joined the Maples Group as a Partner and Head of the Employment team in 2019. Previously, she was a partner with a large Irish corporate law firm. Before that, Karen worked for Linklaters in their Rome office
Provided by Chambers
Karen Killalea leads the employment team in Maples' Dublin office. She has established a strong profile in the employment market, offering experience in cross-border restructurings, senior executive terminations, misconduct investigations and immigration matters.
Provided by Chambers
"Karen Killalea is a brilliant lawyer and always provides quality, sound advice."
"Karen has a tremendous capacity to interpret the issue at hand and advise accordingly."
"She gives regular advice which is up to date and fully resourced. She is a true subject-matter expert with great interpersonal skills."
"Karen Killalea is a brilliant lawyer and always provides quality, sound advice."
"Karen has a tremendous capacity to interpret the issue at hand and advise accordingly."
"She gives regular advice which is up to date and fully resourced. She is a true subject-matter expert with great interpersonal skills."
