Lewis Silkin

Employment, reward and immigration.

Sean is an Employment Partner with clients predominantly from the technology sector and also advises a wide range of clients in the financial and professional services, retail, manufacturing, transport, and media sectors.

Sean has been recognised for a number of years as a leader in the field of employment law by the leading legal directories and is a commentator on employment law issues for BBC TV and radio. He regularly speaks at HR and legal conferences, writes for a number of professional publications and has been an accredited mediator for many years.

Sean's practice is often international in its scope and I regularly advise on the employment law aspects of global acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional restructures, particularly across the EMEA region. He is also responsible for a number of international retainers which enable clients to access expert employment law advice in all of the countries in which they operate

Trained Lovells; qualified 2001; associate Lewis Silkin 2001-09; partner Lewis Silkin 2009-date.

Employment Lawyers Association; Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Exchange; Ius Laboris.

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

Rugby, football, reading and cinema.