Breda O'Malley

Practice Areas

Breda O’Malley has almost three decades specialising in employment law and leads the firm’s Employment Law team. Clients have commented that "Breda can disseminate complex employee relations issues very clearly, and applies a practical approach in doing so. She is highly responsive. Breda’s straightforward and practical approach ‘puts you at ease’ when dealing with complex matters. I would highly recommend Breda".

Breda is a CEDR accredited mediator and deploys her early dispute resolution skills when dealing with client dispute issues. She is recognised as one of Ireland’s leading advisers on the Transfer Regulations (TUPE) in the context of outsourcing, service provider changes and mergers. Breda acts for a broad spectrum of clients from multinational corporations and large public entities to indigenous Irish businesses, charities and private clients on the employer side. She brings a superb breadth of practical experience and strategic guidance to her advice to employers, on all aspects of the employment relationship.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Ireland Employment and Equality Committee; Timoney Leadership Institute; Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (Mediation), Irish Commercial Mediation Association; Law Society of Ireland; Dublin Solicitors Bar Association; European Employment Lawyers Association.