About

Orla Dunlea was appointed in September 2014 as International Legal Counsel and Company Secretary at Endo. Since that time the Irish operations have significantly grown from a small employee base of 3 supporting the branded business in a serviced office space to a bustling modern office of nearly 70 employees providing supply and quality operations support across the branded and generics portfolio of products. Praised for her ‘solid and extensive’ experience in international corporate law, as well as her expertise in handling issues surrounding EU corporate structures, employee relations, compensation and corporate taxation, Dunlea is according to a colleague ‘one of those people who seems to get two days of productivity out of every day’. To tackle significant pressure put on her company, in the form of increased competition, downward pressure on stock prices, increased regulation and a highly litigious environment, Dunlea has provided integral support to simplifying business processes and operational execution. In addition, Dunlea maintains a good working relationship with the CEO, directors and senior management, and is able to provide long-term strategic advice to Endo’s exciting product portfolio, with a focus on the future. Prior to her current role, Dunlea was general counsel for Critical Path and Openwave Messaging, both US software companies with a presence in Ireland. At the start of her in-house legal career, she spent four years doing defence litigation for Hibernian and Aviva. When asked to share career tips to fellow in-house lawyers, Dunlea says, ‘you should understand the business first and then give your advice based on that understanding. As with everything in life, the people and relationships are key’.