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Sean Dempsey

I advise multinational and UK employers on all aspects of UK and Irish employment law. My clients are mainly from the technology, healthcare and financial and professional services sectors. I helped establish our Dublin office in 2018 and I work closely with colleagues in Dublin and Belfast to provide clients with employment law support across the whole of the UK and the island of Ireland. My practice is often international in its scope, and I regularly advise on the employment law aspects of global acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional restructures. My international retainers enable clients to access expert employment law advice in all of the countries in which they operate. I have also been recognised for many years as a leader in the field of employment law by the main legal directories. · Lewis Silkin

England, IrelandEmployment

About

Partner at Lewis Silkin who advises multinational and UK employers on UK and Irish employment law, primarily for clients in the technology, healthcare and financial and professional services sectors. He helped establish the firm's Dublin office in 2018 and works with colleagues across the UK and the island of Ireland on cross-border employment matters, including the employment aspects of global acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional restructures.

Practice area

Employment

Offices

England

Lewis Silkin · I advise multinational and UK employers on all aspects of UK and Irish employment law. My clients are mainly from the technology, healthcare and financial and professional services sectors. I helped establish our Dublin office in 2018 and I work closely with colleagues in Dublin and Belfast to provide clients with employment law support across the whole of the UK and the island of Ireland. My practice is often international in its scope, and I regularly advise on the employment law aspects of global acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional restructures. My international retainers enable clients to access expert employment law advice in all of the countries in which they operate. I have also been recognised for many years as a leader in the field of employment law by the main legal directories.

England

Ireland

Lewis Silkin Ireland LLP · I advise multinational and UK employers on all aspects of UK and Irish employment law. My clients are mainly from the technology, healthcare and financial and professional services sectors. I helped establish our Dublin office in 2018 and I work closely with colleagues in Dublin and Belfast to provide clients with employment law support across the whole of the UK and the island of Ireland. My practice is often international in its scope, and I regularly advise on the employment law aspects of global acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional restructures. My international retainers enable clients to access expert employment law advice in all of the countries in which they operate. I have also been recognised for many years as a leader in the field of employment law by the main legal directories.

Ireland

Expertise

TechnologyHealthcareFinancial ServicesProfessional ServicesCross-border employmentEmployment aspects of M&A and restructures

Education

  • Terenure College, Dublin
  • University College Dublin — Bachelor of Civil Law (International), 1996 (including one year at DePaul College of Law, Chicago)
  • University of Cambridge — LLM, 1998
  • Nottingham Law School — LPC, 1999
  • CEDR Accredited Mediator, 2005

Admissions

  • Qualified 2001