Mr John O'Connor > William Fry LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

The team at William Fry LLP is noted for assisting clients with the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious data protection issues, ranging from GDPR compliance programmes to international data transfers. Corporate expert Leo Moore leads the team, and is known for handling outsourcing and transactional matters, while David Cullen‘s primary areas of expertise are contractual agreements concerning the design, development, and implementation of IT projects. John O’Connor‘s caseload consists of mandates involving the testing, supply, and procurement of blockchain solutions, AI, machine learning. Rachel Hayes is key name within the practice.

William Fry LLP‘s ‘superb’ multi-disciplinary fintech group has expertise in the full spectrum of financial regulatory, tech, data protection and corporate matters in this space. The firm has a thriving practice relating to the regulatory authorisation of e-money institutions and virtual asset and crowdfunding service providers, and its offering also extends to advising global fintechs, start-ups and tech multinationals on the launch of new products and on the procurement of new tech. Financial regulatory specialist Shane Kelleher and John O’Connor, a ‘market leader‘ in tech, outsourcing and data protection, head the team. Louise McNabola is also noted for her regulatory work, while Máire O’Neill focuses on fintech M&A.

William Fry LLP continues to act for some of the world’s largest technology and social media companies, advising them on regulatory requirements, data protection mandates, and other implications of Irish and EU legislation. The practice is led by David Cullen, who has significant expertise in contractual matters related to the design, development and delivery of large-scale IT projects. Leo Moore and John O’Connor are go-to lawyers for domestic and international clients looking for advice on outsourcing transactions, GDPR matters, and cyber security law. Other key contacts include David Kirton, Rachel Hayes, and AI law expert Barry Scannell.