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Major US law firm Littler set to join Brexit stampede to Dublin

Littler's UK arm GQ Littler has hired employment partner Niall Pelly from local firm Matheson to spearhead a new base in Dublin, sources in the Irish legal market told Financial News

Littler joins a string of UK and US law firms have opened offices in the Irish capital since the Brexit vote
Littler joins a string of UK and US law firms have opened offices in the Irish capital since the Brexit vote Photo: Getty Images

The UK arm of US employment law giant Littler is set to be the latest international law firm to open in Dublin since the 2016 Brexit referendum.

A string of UK and US law firms have opened offices in the Irish capital since the Brexit vote to try and retain access to the EU legal system and mop up an expected increase in work in Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.

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