Simone George is a human rights lawyer and activist, a consultant commercial litigator, a paralysis cure hunter and a TED2018 Speaker.Everything Simone does is based on her belief in fairness. As a human rights lawyer, she represents women who are experiencing abuse and is presently researching why those in our systems don’t adequately serve justice. She co-authored the report “The Lawlessness of the Home” with an Irish NGO, finding that we are all responsible for women and children’s right to bodily integrity and to liberty. She also co-created a summit in 2016 to cultivate the leadership required to arm us for this responsibility, gathering the world’s foremost thinkers and activists together in Dublin. This work led to significant amendments to legislation and will contribute to a new landscape of social and political justice in Ireland.In 2010, Simone’s fiancé – blind adventure athlete Mark Pollock – broke his back, and together the two learned how paralysis strikes at the very heart of what it means to be human. George’s research, which began by Pollock’s hospital bed, became the start of their next adventure – to find and connect people around the world to fast-track a cure for paralysis. George has been a catalyst for a global collaboration between groundbreaking scientists creating a paralysis cure and is the subject of feature documentary: Unbreakable. She is a director on the board of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, a masters graduate from The College of Europe, Bruges, holds a diploma from Harvard and is a double-graduate of NUI Galway.Watch Simone’s TED talk, given with Mark at TED 2018 in Vancouver, here: https://go.ted.com/markandsimone
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Human Rights Lawyer, Consultant Commercial Litigator And AdvocateConsultant Litigator Nov 2013 - PresentIreland And The UsI partner with law firms as a consultant litigator. See: -(http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/doyle-group-and-uk-bank-settle-debt-sale-dispute-29361554.html); (https://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/gilead-loss-of-generic-hiv-drug-battle-a-boost-for-gay-community-1.3284747);(https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/doyle-shipping-secures-injunction-against-stena-line-1.3312509)I work on domestic violence as a human rights violation through legal… Show more I partner with law firms as a consultant litigator. See: -(http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/doyle-group-and-uk-bank-settle-debt-sale-dispute-29361554.html); (https://www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/gilead-loss-of-generic-hiv-drug-battle-a-boost-for-gay-community-1.3284747);(https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/doyle-shipping-secures-injunction-against-stena-line-1.3312509)I work on domestic violence as a human rights violation through legal practice, advocacy and research. I completed grounded theory research into women's experiences of the legal system in contract to an Irish ngo, with their members and the women and children they support, I co-authored this report with other contributors. Analysis included qualitative research looking at theory through this research frame. http://www.safeireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/SAFE-IRELAND-The-Lawlessness-of-the-Home.pdfI worked with an ngo team preparing and submitting amendments to the Domestic Violence Bill 2017: http://www.safeireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/SAFE-Ireland-Domestic-Violence-Bill-2017-Recommendations-for-Legislative-Amendments-April-2017-.pdf This bill, incorporating those amendments, is now law.On contract to an ngo in 2016, I worked with others to create the SAFE Ireland Summit. Raising the profile of domestic violence as a human rights violation, the Mansion House event hosted 45 world leading speakers, activists and artists including: women who have experienced abuse and violence; legal and human rights activists; the first ever advisor to the Obama and Biden White House on violence against women, Lynn Rosenthal; head of Amnesty International, Colm O'Gorman; journalists Mona Eltahawy, Olivia O'Leary and Roisin Ingle; artists, Hozier, Louise O'Neill, Eve Ensler and Panti Bliss.A Director of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and the Mark Pollock Trust I spoke at TED Global in 2018 about how acceptance, hope and human endeavour can change life. Show less
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SolicitorHuman Rights Lawyer And Activist And Commercial Litigator Nov 2013 - PresentDublin
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Co-Founder And Thought PartnerThe Mark Pollock Trust 2010 - Nov 2013Dublin -
Associate SolicitorByrne Wallace Solicitors 2008 - 2012Dublin, IrelandCommercial Litigation, experience in Media, Defamation, Injunctions, Construction Litigation, IP, IT.
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SolicitorLyons Kenny Solicitors 2003 - 2008Dublin, IrelandCommercial and Personal Injury Litigation, Employment and Family Law
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SolicitorA&L Goodbody 2000 - 2003Litigation and Employment Law -
Public Private Project Development ExecutiveBp Solar Jan 1998 - 2000Madrid, SpainNegotiated public private partnerships with European, African and Asian governments, including project finance and management, local implementation and liaising with non-governmental organisations. I was also the representative for Solar for the BP re-brand.
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Simone George's current role is Human Rights Lawyer, Consultant Commercial Litigator and Speaker.
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Simone George attended Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School Of Government, College Of Europe, National University Of Ireland, Galway, National University Of Ireland, Galway, Rathdown School, Columbia University.
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Simone George has interest in Equality, Children, Social Justice, Technology, Civil Rights And Social Action, Legal Advocacy, Science And Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Human Rights.
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