Catherine is a Partner in William Fry’s Employment & Benefits Department. She advises on all contentious and non-contentious employment matters with a particular expertise in equality issues. Catherine also has significant experience advising clients in relation to confidentiality, restrictive covenants and severance related matters. Catherine has acted on behalf of a wide range of commercial clients and also regularly advises senior level executives.
Recent significant matters include advising:
- An employer on the enforcement of restrictive covenants in an employment contract in the context of a “team move”
- An employer in relation to employment issues arising from the Central Bank’s Fitness & Probity Regime
- An employer in relation to the successful execution of an Anton Piller Order.
Catherine has lectured and written extensively in relation to employment law matters. She is a committee member of the Law Society’s Employment and Equality Law Committee and of the American Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Working Group.
According to Chambers Europe 2017, sources describe her as "very astute, direct and diplomatic."
Catherine is recognised as being among Ireland’s leading employment lawyers by Who’s Who Legal 2016.
In Chambers Europe 2016 clients say: "She has an ability to ask the right questions and provide clarity on the key elements and possible courses of action."
In Chambers Europe 2015 clients describe Catherine O'Flynn as a "superior solicitor working for a top-class firm. She always guides and supports clients through the all the issues." Legal 500 EMEA, 2015 lauds Catherine as a "trusted advisor".
You can follow Catherine @WFemploymentlaw.
