Ian brings over 12 years’ experience advising and representing clients on all aspects of employment law.
He was previously an employment partner at Elliott Duffy Garrett and has expertise in issues as varied as industrial and fair employment tribunals, redundancy, employee relations and management issues, disciplinary and grievance processes, discrimination, TUPE, and insolvency.
This latest senior appointment for the firm comes at a time of sustained growth in the Northern Ireland market for Eversheds Sutherland and further cements its position as the largest and most established, full service, global law firm on the island of Ireland. Eversheds Sutherland’s Belfast office, located at Montgomery House in Belfast city centre, is expanding across its full-service offering, including employment, litigation and dispute resolution, commercial law, real estate and property, construction, financial services, and banking.
Ian McFarland, employment partner, Eversheds Sutherland, said: “I am very pleased to be joining Eversheds Sutherland as a new employment partner. The firm, as a locally based practice with global reach and expertise, is extremely well-placed to support local businesses in Northern Ireland in all respects, whether they are seeking to protect their operations, or to expand and grow in new markets.
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