Brendan McAleese
Partner
0151 600 3067
07342 998 085
brendan.mcaleese@brabners.com
Brendan is a Partner in our employment, immigration and pensions team.
An experienced employment lawyer, he advises on contentious and non-contentious matters including disciplinary, dismissal and grievance issues, redundancy/reorganisations, TUPE and negotiated settlements.
Brendan acts for a wide variety of employers across a diverse range of sectors. He also drafts employment contracts, service agreements and policy documentation.
Brendan has a strong background in contentious work and has acted for employers and employees in employment tribunal claims involving complex issues such as unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and discrimination.
In addition, Brendan is experienced in handling business immigration and sponsor license matters, advising businesses seeking to employ personnel from outside the UK and Europe on how to ensure compliance with sponsorship duties and illegal working laws.
Brendan’s clients include Peel Ports, Ralawise, Sun Valley and Your Housing Group.
Brendan joined us in 2011 and is based in our Liverpool office.
“Brendan McAleese is our regular contact at Brabners, he is always available to us and has an outstanding array of knowledge across all areas of employment law. Brendan is very thorough in his advice supporting our business decisions and alerting us to levels or risk.”
Client feedback, The Legal 500
“My tier 1 entrepreneur visa was extremely important for my business and me personally. It is a complicated process and I had dealt with some poor immigration advisors and lawyers in the past. Naturally I was nervous about the entire process. Brendan and Brabners were extremely helpful throughout: providing great advice as to which visa class is the best fit, when to apply and then undertaking the entire application on my behalf. Brendan brings essential up to date knowledge which ensures the best chance of success in the process and keeps me well informed throughout. I'd highly recommend Brendan to anyone undertaking a visa application.”
Client feedback
“The meticulous and detailed input from Brendan astonished me. He grasped the issues and assembled the various arguments in the most compelling and articulate way that exceeded my expectations, and which must surely have been the major influence in the outcome of the matter.”
Client feedback
“Brendan has proved himself an invaluable advisor over a number of years in ensuring our employment processes and documents are fair and lawful, particularly when hiring and terminating employment contracts. There are many HR law specialists who are knowledgeable in their field —and Brendan is — but I've found few that can balance rigour with pragmatism as well as Brendan. I'd thoroughly recommend Brendan as an advisor in HR law.”
Client feedback
“Brendan McAleese routinely handles license applications, skilled worker visas and EU settlement schemes.”
Client feedback, The Legal 500 2025