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Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz has yet to be served in the Rippling lawsuit, as French bailiffs have been unable to locate him in Paris. U.S.-based Rippling is suing Israeli-founded Deel over what it claims was a sophisticated internal spying operation.
Central to the case is Keith O’Brien, a former payroll manager in Dublin who has admitted to acting as a covert mole inside Rippling—allegedly under Deel’s direction.
O’Brien, who says he was paid $6,000 a month by Deel to pass along confidential documents, is now under 24-hour security at his North Dublin home. The measures—along with new safety upgrades to the house he shares with his wife—are being paid for by Rippling, according to the Irish Independent.
The civil case, playing out in Ireland’s High Court, has already named Bouaziz, Deel’s general counsel Asif Malik, and senior legal director David Mieli as defendants. But serving them with legal papers has proven difficult. French bailiffs could not locate Bouaziz at his listed Paris address, according to Ireland’s Business Post. Meanwhile, attempts to serve Malik in the UK failed after it emerged that he had relocated to Dubai.
Bouaziz’s LinkedIn page has him based in Tel Aviv, further complicating the matter. Rippling may now petition the court for permission to serve the defendants by email, a step typically reserved for cases where...
By Matthew Knott and Nick Bonyhady April 19, 2025 — 5.54pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any tim...