GQ|Littler is the leading employment law firm for employers in the UK and Ireland. We offer risk-based advice and litigation services on employment, immigration, employee tax and incentives issues. We work globally as part of Littler, the world's largest employment law firm with over 1,800 lawyers in 100 offices worldwide. Being part of Littler enables the firm to seamlessly provide high-quality advice and support across a wide range of international markets and benefit from cutting-edge technology, research and knowledge management resources.

Deborah joined GQ|Littler in January 2016, having trained at a boutique employment law firm and worked in the employment department of an international City firm.

Member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Member of the Institute of Advanced Privacy Professionals.

Deborah is a Senior Associate at GQ|Littler and is qualified to practice in both the UK and Ireland.

In the UK, Deborah practises both contentious and non-contentious employment law for businesses, advising clients on a wide of range of matters, from employee relations matters to terminations and large-scale projects, often with an international element.

Deborah is one of Littler’s workplace data privacy experts, having acted as data privacy counsel for one of GQ|Littler’s technology clients in 2017-2018 during which she led their GDPR implementation and compliance project. She advises both UK and Irish clients on data privacy compliance (often with an international angle), complex data privacy issues, subject access requests and data breaches.

Deborah has also become one of Littler’s European subject matter experts on Artificial Intelligence (AI), its use in the workplace and its future regulation in both the EU and UK. She frequently speaks as a thought-leader on AI at international conferences, including Littler’s flagship client conference and AI summit.

2006 - 2009: Law and MA (Cantab) - Girton College, University of Cambridge

2009 - 2010: Intellectual Property Law - Queen Mary University of London

2010 - 2011: Legal Practice Course - College of Law