Professional Negligence

Emma O’Neill is Head of the Dispute Resolution at Gleeson McGrath Baldwin LLP. With more than 22 years of experience, she is a trusted advisor across a wide range of litigation, medical negligence and employment matters. Her clients include insurance companies, state bodies, multinational companies, pharmacies, and professionals in the healthcare sector.

Emma holds a Diploma in Employment Law from University College Dublin, along with additional Diplomas in E-Commerce and Legal French from the Law Society of Ireland. She has also tutored and lectured at the Law Society, sharing her legal expertise with future practitioners.

Emma has acted successfully in numerous complex and high-profile cases, including an employment injunction against a bank involving allegations of bullying, victimisation, and procedural unfairness. She has also represented clients at the Morris Tribunal and regularly resolves disputes through mediation, arbitration, and conciliation.

She advises employers and employees on all legal issues arising from the employment relationship, from recruitment and contractual documentation to termination procedures, employment injunctions, and workplace policies.

Emma has also acted in high-value cases involving catastrophic injuries and medical negligence, representing GPs, private hospitals, and pharmacies.

Her commercial litigation experience includes partnership disputes, contractual conflicts, professional negligence claims, and property-related matters.

Outside of work, Emma enjoys cycling, running and sea swimming.

Practice Areas:

• Employment Law
• Insurance Defence
• Medical Negligence
• Professional Negligence

Sectors:

• Leisure, Hospitality & Retail

Denise is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law Department with over 22 years’ experience. She has been practising since 2002 and specialises in Employment Law, Data Protection, and Healthcare Law, and is known for her practical, strategic approach to complex legal challenges. She advises clients across a broad range of litigation matters, with particular expertise in defending large loss claims, including those involving fatalities, catastrophic injuries, and medical negligence.

Denise regularly represents multinationals, large retailers, insurers, financial service providers, and private clients in disputes relating to defamation, bullying and harassment, exaggerated or fraudulent claims, and public and employer liability.

Denise is a member of the Employment Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association. She holds a Certificate in Data Protection Practice and a Certificate in Healthcare Law, both from the Law Society of Ireland.

Highly regarded for her client-focused approach, Denise has built long-standing relationships with clients and is recognised for her understanding of their evolving legal and commercial needs.

Practice Areas:

• Dispute Resolution
• Employment Law
• Insurance Defence
• Medical Negligence
• Professional Negligence

Ronan is a senior solicitor who has worked in the Litigation and Employment Law Department at Gleeson McGrath Baldwin since 2014. He was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 2017 and holds a BCL in Law and German from University College Cork. He has a practitioner certification in Data Protection (PDP) and has completed courses in Mediation and Negotiation with the Law Society of Ireland. He is a member of the Law Society of Ireland, the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and LAWorld International Legal Network. He sits on the Law Society’s Technology Committee and the LAWorld NextGen committee.

Ronan’s practice includes employment disputes, data protection, public and product liability, construction law, personal injuries and general commercial litigation. He handles cases across all court jurisdictions, including the District, Circuit, and Superior Courts. He has also represented clients before the Labour Court, the Workplace Relations Commission, and in statutory hearings, inquests, and tribunals.

He advises on data protection law, including regulatory investigations and District and Circuit Court claims, and provides support on drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, employment terms, and workplace policies in line with current legislation.

In 2017, he represented the Law Society of Ireland at the INADR Law School Mediation Competition at Strathclyde University, Glasgow.

In his free time, Ronan likes to spend his time gardening or in the outdoors. He is a regular volunteer with environmental organisations such as ReWild Wicklow.

Practice Areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial & Corporate
• Employment Law
• Insurance Defence
• Intellectual Property
• Professional Negligence

Sectors:

• Closely Held & Growing Businesses

Geraldine has extensive experience in all areas of commercial and general litigation and dispute resolution. As a former head of the litigation department, she managed and conducted a large volume of intricate and complex litigation in the Superior Courts, before tribunals, and other fora. She has conducted many cases, including seminal cases in the areas of copyright and trademark infringement, passing off, counterfeiting, and artistic rights, as well as the areas of company law and banking.

Geraldine has a particular interest in, and specialised knowledge of, corporate and professional governance and regulatory requirements and obligations. She is a trusted advisor to corporate clients on governance and regulatory compliance issues, with a focus on board structures, director responsibilities, decision-making frameworks, as well as professional duties and obligations.

Geraldine is a Past President of the Law Society of Ireland and was the Chairperson of the Property Services Regulatory Authority for six years following its establishment. She is a former member of the Legal Services regulatory Authority and the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal. She is a member of the ethics committee of the Society of Actuaries.

She was recently appointed as an Adjudicator for ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation. Geraldine is also recognised for her ability as an arbitrator. As a member of the Law Society of Ireland’s panel of arbitrators, she is often appointed to handle disputes involving commercial property, partnerships and other contractual matters.

Practice Areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Professional Negligence