Dilshen Dahanayake has experience across the full gamut of employment law. He assists employers with complex dismissals, remuneration arrangements, asset protection, restructurings and redundancies, and discrimination. He also has significant experience in dispute resolution, including having acted for clients in mediation and appeared as counsel in New Zealand’s Employment Court in injunctive proceedings and a high-profile worker reclassification claim. Dilshen’s practice also involves advising on the people aspects of corporate transactions.
Dilshen joined GQ|Littler from an international law firm. He was admitted to the New Zealand bar in March 2021.
Dilshen completed his law degree at the University of Auckland, where he was the editor-in-chief of the Auckland University Law Review.
