David McCarroll
Partner, Galway Office
David is a Partner in the firm’s Employment team. He advises a wide range of private sector med-tech and life science clients on contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
David has a particular expertise in advising clients from within the healthcare and education sectors. He has developed a practical and commercially aware approach to the range of issues that arise in those specific sectors such as fixed term work claims, equality claims, disputes arising from public sector and other collective agreements and complex industrial relations disputes and strikes within unionised workforces generally.
Education
University College Dublin (MA in History) (Diploma in Employment Law)
Professional
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.
Practice Areas
Sectors
David has always provided us with the level of knowledge and expertise we have required and has proven himself and his support team to be head and shoulders above those with whom he has come up against on our behalf. I would not hesitate in the slightest to recommend David as an employment specialist lawyer. His analyses are thorough, his presentation of options clear, and recommendations have always been right on the mark.– The Legal 500
offers accurate, speedy and sound advice– Chambers Europe (2021)
a very responsive lawyer who understands the different perspectives of different stakeholders.– Chambers Europe (2022)
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