Alastair Purdy is a solicitor and senior counsel. He is Managing Partner at Alastair Purdy & Co., Solrs, a leading business law firm that specialises in employment law. He is one of Ireland’s leading employment law specialists, having held senior HR positions across a range of industries and setting up his own legal practice in 2006, which offers a unique blend of practical and legal advice to employers. Alastair practises in the area of dispute resolution and advises on unfair dismissals, equality/discrimination, occupational stress, health and safety, corporate governance, trade disputes, industrial relations and general litigation. He is also the author of Equality Law in the Workplace, which is published by Bloomsbury Professional.