Orla is an experienced solicitor and qualified mediator with over twenty-seven years of multi-jurisdictional experience in top-tier law firms in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in addition to senior leadership positions in-house in multinational companies. She advises on a wide range of civil litigation matters in the Dispute Resolution team. She also advises clients in the area of historical abuse with empathy and sensitivity.
Experience
Prior to joining Flynn O’Driscoll, Orla held senior leadership roles in the pharmaceutical industry, where she developed strong commercial acumen. Her in-house experience across the aviation, insurance, and technology sectors informs her pragmatic solution-focused approach to dispute resolution.
She advises on a broad range of matters including shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, revenue investigations and personal injury matters.
In addition to her legal practice, Orla is a part-time tutor at the Law Society of Ireland, where she tutors modules on Professional Conduct and Responsibility to PPC students.
Recent
- Representation and resolution on behalf of a survivor of a historical abuse case (2025)
- Successful settlement of a High Court cross -jurisdictional personal injuries case (2025)
- Successful mediation of a Commercial Court minority shareholder oppression case (2024)
- Successful settlement of Commercial Court injunction proceedings (2024)
- Successful appeal to the Tax Appeals Commission in relation to a vat recovery matter which was upheld on appeal to the High Court (2022)
Education
- Bachelor of Civil Law, University College Dublin 1995
- Admitted as a Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland 1998
- Accredited Mediator, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution 2018
- Advanced Certificate in Management Practice, Ulster University 2019
- Diploma in Judicial Skills & Decision-Making, Law Society of Ireland 2023
- Ardchúrsa Cleachtadh Dlí as Gaeilge 2025
Memberships
- Law Society of Ireland
