Deborah advises clients on a wide of range of matters, from employee relations matters to terminations and large-scale projects, often with an international element.
She has become one of Littler’s European subject matter experts on Artificial Intelligence (AI), its use in the workplace and its future regulation in both the EU and UK and frequently speaks as a thought-leader on AI at international conferences, including Littler’s flagship client conference and AI summit. Deborah is also one of Littler’s workplace data privacy experts, having acted as data privacy counsel for one of Littler UK’s technology clients, during which she led their GDPR implementation and compliance project. She advises both UK and Irish clients on data privacy compliance (often with an international angle), complex data privacy issues, subject access requests and data breaches.
Deborah is recognised as a leading associate in the Legal 500 (2026) guide and was recognised as a key lawyer in the International Employment Lawyer’s IEL Elite (2024), an inaugural guide to the world’s best employment and labour law teams. Additionally, Deborah has been recognised as a future global employment leader by International Employment Lawyer in the 2023 Tomorrow’s Leaders thought-leadership survey; a showcase of 40 rising stars from across the world who will be at the forefront of addressing future workplace challenges.
She is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and IAPP (the Institute of Advanced Privacy Professionals).
“Deborah Margolis is an exceptional advisor, and working with her feels nearly effortless. She’s consistently available when we need her and has an exceptional talent for translating complex legal concepts into clear advice that aligns with our business objectives.”
Legal 500, 2026
“She provides prompt, clear, pragmatic advice. And a lovely person. She’s indispensable to us.”
Legal 500, 2026