Breda O’Malley
“On the mediation front you were sensational. Top marks and highly recommended to the rest of the team for future mediations.” – Partner, Top Tier Firm
Breda is a Solicitor and Partner in Hayes solicitors. Breda leads the Employment Law team where she advises employers and employees on all aspects of the employment relationship.
Breda is an accredited mediator with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR, London). She is a Council Member and Director of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association.
She has participated in mediations both prior to litigation, and during the course of litigation, involving several parties including employers/employees, insurers, public bodies and multinational corporations, concerning commercial, boardroom, charity trustee and shareholder disputes.
Breda adopts a commercially pragmatic approach and, where appropriate, uses her skills as a mediator to avoid litigation for her clients. Repeatedly, she is praised by clients for ‘digging deep’ on their behalf, and going the extra mile. One of Ireland’s largest law firms whose client engaged Breda as a mediator, described Breda as ‘sensational’, giving her top marks, and highly recommended Breda to his legal team for future mediations.
Testimonials
- Party to recent mediation: “I am forever grateful for your warmth and patience and while I know you were impartial, your honesty and effort on the day has made me feel blessed you were there. You have restored my faith in people in power. I am forever thankful.”
- Participant in a recent mediation: “You were excellent and really gave it your all to try and find a solution. You went beyond what mediators do generally.”
- Client: “Working with you and all your colleagues in Hayes over the years was simply a pleasure. I always knew we could have complete confidence in the advice you gave us. It was always rigorous, set out with crystal clarity and always provided without delay.”
- Client: “Your wisdom, clarity and expert advice over the past few weeks is deeply appreciated.”
- Chambers and Partners: “Her support and advice was top class; she walked us through the issues”, “In-depth knowledge of employment law and the best ways to approach various situations.”
Address: Lavery House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 T625, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 6624747
Fax: +353 1 6612163
Mail: bomalley@hayes-solicitors.ie