Lewis Silkin

Lewis Silkin has announced the launch of a new office in Dublin, marking the firm’s first step into Ireland.

The Dublin office will concentrate on providing Irish legal advice with a particular focus on employment services. Its staff will be headed by Irish employment experts Siobhra Rush and Linda Hynes as partner and managing associate respectively, both of whom have joined the firm from Leman Solicitors. The team will also be supported by its colleagues in London, Sean Dempsey, Catherine Hayes and David Hopper.

Lewis Silkin’s chief executive Ian Jeffery (pictured) commented: ‘The opening of our new office in Dublin is a significant step in our evolution as a firm as we continue to grow and invest to meet increasing client demand for our market-leading international employment law offering. The new Dublin office is a natural and complementary addition to our existing offering, and further enhances our ability to deliver for clients with operations in Ireland, the wider EU and globally. Going forward, we will continue to review avenues for expansion in Ireland in line with evolving client requirements.’

James Davies, the managing partner of the firm’s employment and immigration division, added: ‘Ireland has become an important jurisdiction for our clients across many different sectors in the wake of Brexit - in particular with regard to employment and data privacy. We are therefore pleased to be able to offer our clients Irish employment advice going forward.’