Bríd Nic Suibhne is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Employment Practice Group and has been with the firm for well over a decade. She supports employers globally across a range of sectors including life sciences, tech, finance, professional services, manufacturing, aviation, healthcare and retail. Clients rely on her support in respect of their most challenging and sensitive employment and HR related issues, both contentious and non-contentious. She has a wealth of experience in complex investigations and crisis management.
Brίd is a skilled litigator and has litigated unfair dismissal claims, breach of contract claims, bullying, discrimination and harassment claims, industrial relations disputes, personal injury actions, judicial reviews and injunctions. She has represented employers in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Circuit Court, Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission.
Bríd can be relied upon to bring technical excellence, commercial acumen and a practical, common-sense approach to complex, urgent and nuanced employment issues.
Areas of Expertise
Employment/Corporate and M&A/Pensions and Incentives/Privacy & Data Security
Experience Advising:
- A large number of regulated clients and is adept at managing and advising on the complex intersection between employment law and regulation, including regulatory remuneration, fitness and probity issues, disciplinary investigations and the Individual Accountability Regime.
- Employers carrying out change programs (redundancies, reorganisations, harmonisations) and regularly advises on the employment aspects of corporate and commercial transactions, including complex cross border outsourcing and TUPE matters.
- A number of multinational tech companies on the egress of large volumes of confidential and proprietary data by employees/former employees. This involves the provision of complex advices on the employment relationship and its termination, on potential data breaches and related reporting requirements under data protection legislation as well as practical and immediate guidance on securing the retrieval of the data.
- Clients on every type of HR process e.g. senior exits, performance management, absence management, employee investigations and disciplinary issues, including those with regulatory implications. She specialises in complex investigations into allegations of misconduct/bullying and harassment, often arising from a whistleblower.
- A number of clients on their relationships with trade unions, including union recognition campaigns and related matters and various types of industrial action and disputes.
- Employers on employee competition issues, including the drafting and enforcement of restrictive covenants and confidentiality obligations.
Market Recommendations
“I have worked closely with Brid. She has been an amazing partner whom I trust and rely upon greatly. She has top-notch expertise and an understanding of the nuances of our business. She has guided us successfully through some sensitive employment relations issues. I could go on and on.” (Legal 500 2024)
'Recommended lawyer' (Legal 500 2022)
Professional activities
Bríd is a member of the Employment Law Association of Ireland, the Employment Lawyers Association (UK) and the European Employment Lawyers Association. She heads up ALG’s In House Employment Lawyers Club which is a bespoke group of senior in house employment lawyers who meet with Bríd regularly to network and discuss key employment updates within an experienced peer group.
Bríd is a frequent speaker and commentator on employment law and business matters, with a particular interest in the intersection between employment law and regulation, and complex employment investigations.
Education
- BA, LLB University of Galway
- LLM, Trinity College Dublin
- Diploma in Employment Law, Law Society of Ireland
- Diploma in Mediation, Independent College Dublin
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- Masters in the Business of Law, Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin

Bríd Nic Suibhne
Partner,
Employment
Dublin