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Bryan Dunne

Bryan Dunne is a partner and head of the Employment Practice at Matheson. He advises on a variety of aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious. This work includes preparation of senior executive service agreements and severance arrangements for international employers, defence work in contentious employment litigation matters and advising on all employment aspects of commercial transactions. He also regularly advises employers on internal grievance and disciplinary processes, with particular focus on senior executive level employees. Bryan is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association of Ireland, and the European Employment Lawyers Association. He is also a member of American Bar Association’s International Labour and Employment Law section and a co-author of the Irish Chapter for the ABA's annual publication on International Labour and Employment Law. He has also presented at numerous ABA and other events in the US and Europe and has been the European Chair of the ABA CLE teleconference training programme since 2006. Bryan has also written articles for Irish and European trade and legal publications on employment issues, and is a tutor and examiner on employment law on the Law Society's solicitor training course. He has published a chapter on International Employment and Secondment in a leading Irish employment law text, and is a regular speaker on cross border employment issues to US audiences. He is also a fluent Spanish speaker and a member of the Irish Spanish Economic Association, and advises many leading Spanish companies on employment law issues in their Irish operations. · Matheson LLP

IrelandEmployment, Employment LitigationSpanish

About

Partner and Head of the Employment Practice at Matheson, advising on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters including senior executive service agreements, severance arrangements, employment litigation and employment aspects of commercial transactions. He is active in professional associations, is a published author and tutor on employment law, and advises many Spanish companies on their Irish operations.

Practice areas

EmploymentEmployment LitigationInternational Employment

Office

Ireland

Matheson LLP · Bryan Dunne is a partner and head of the Employment Practice at Matheson. He advises on a variety of aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious. This work includes preparation of senior executive service agreements and severance arrangements for international employers, defence work in contentious employment litigation matters and advising on all employment aspects of commercial transactions. He also regularly advises employers on internal grievance and disciplinary processes, with particular focus on senior executive level employees. Bryan is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association of Ireland, and the European Employment Lawyers Association. He is also a member of American Bar Association’s International Labour and Employment Law section and a co-author of the Irish Chapter for the ABA's annual publication on International Labour and Employment Law. He has also presented at numerous ABA and other events in the US and Europe and has been the European Chair of the ABA CLE teleconference training programme since 2006. Bryan has also written articles for Irish and European trade and legal publications on employment issues, and is a tutor and examiner on employment law on the Law Society's solicitor training course. He has published a chapter on International Employment and Secondment in a leading Irish employment law text, and is a regular speaker on cross border employment issues to US audiences. He is also a fluent Spanish speaker and a member of the Irish Spanish Economic Association, and advises many leading Spanish companies on employment law issues in their Irish operations.

Ireland

Expertise

Senior executive contracts and severanceCross-border employment and secondmentsEmployment litigationInternal grievance and disciplinary processesEmployment aspects of commercial transactionsAdvising Spanish companies in Ireland

Education

  • University College Dublin (Diploma in Employment Law)
  • Law Society of Ireland (Diploma in Commercial Law)
  • Law Society of Ireland (Diploma in Advanced European Law)
  • University of Limerick (Bachelor of Arts in Law and European Studies)

Languages

Spanish