Paul Gillen
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Employment
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About
Provided by Paul Gillen
Practice Areas
Paul is a partner in Lewis Silkin’s Employment, Immigration and Reward division based in Belfast. He is qualified in England & Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Paul provides cross jurisdiction and comparative law advice to clients throughout the UK and Ireland. He advises clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, including HR support, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, executive management, performance management, TUPE, outsourcing, discrimination law, and a full range of employment litigation.
His clients span a range of sectors and include multi-nationals and local businesses across the UK and Ireland. These sectors include food, retail, manufacturing, pharma, IT services and technology, financial services, education and government departments.
Professional Memberships
CIPD member – past chair
Institute of Directors – ambassador for diversity and inclusion
Member of the CBI Employment and Skills committee
Visiting professor to the school of law, Ulster University
Chambers Review
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Paul Gillen has a wealth of experience assisting clients with a broad range of employment matters including TUPE and post-acquisition restructuring, in addition to day-to-day HR support. He is well placed to provide cross-jurisdiction advice across the UK and Ireland as he is tri-qualified.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul is quite simply world class."
"His knowledge, experience and personality provide us with an excellent level of service."
"Paul is a very pragmatic lawyer. He has HR experience as well as being very capable at explaining legislation."
"Paul is very personable, professional and commercial."
"Paul is quite simply world class."
"His knowledge, experience and personality provide us with an excellent level of service."
"Paul is a very pragmatic lawyer. He has HR experience as well as being very capable at explaining legislation."
"Paul is very personable, professional and commercial."
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