Mr Colin Kavanagh > Arthur Cox > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
Arthur Cox Offices
10 EARLSFORT TERRACE
DUBLIN 2
D02 T380
Ireland
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Mr Colin Kavanagh
Work Department
Corporate and M&A / Life Sciences
Position
Colin is a Partner in the Corporate and M&A Group. He is head of the firm’s Life Sciences Group, Media, Entertainment and Sports Group, and Communications Group.
Career
Colin provides corporate, commercial, regulatory and intellectual property advice across a range of industries but in particular the life sciences, food, beverage, agri-business, media, telecoms, sports, entertainment and technology sectors. Colin advises those and other industries on mergers, acquisitions and investments, cross-border tax and intellectual property re-organisations, post-acquisition integrations and corporate treasury activities. Colin advises on the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts and arrangements a across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on IP based industries. Colin also advises on the regulation of the life sciences and media industries in Ireland.
Memberships
Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, affiliate; Medtech Ireland; IBEC’s Audio Visual Federation Council; The Irish Film & Television Academy; Law Society of Ireland.
Education
BCL, 1995 UCD; LLM Corp. and Comm. UCD, 1999; Admitted as a solicitor, 1999
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Media and entertainment
(Hall of Fame)Arthur Cox acts for an extensive roster of international clients in both high-profile litigious proceedings and complex, non-contentious matters. The practice frequently handles multi-jurisdictional media and entertainment mandates, including advising on advertising and sponsorship agreements, defamation claims and other content issues. Colin Kavanagh
, who is well versed in corporate transactions and regulatory matters in the media, entertainment and sports sectors, co-heads the practice with litigation expert Keith Smith.
Ireland > Healthcare and life sciences
(Leading individuals)Arthur Cox fields a large multi-disciplinary team that advises a vast array of domestic and international life sciences and healthcare businesses. It specialises in a range of areas from M&A, regulatory and compliance, to product liability, IP and data protection. Colin Kavanagh is a respected figure in M&A, commercial contracts and regulatory matters, and heads the life sciences group. Joanelle O’Cleirigh is at the forefront of investigations, inquiries and disputes involving the healthcare and life sciences sectors; this includes recently acting for St Vincent’s Healthcare Group in an appeal to the High Court over a decision by the Office of the Information Commissioner.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Ireland > Media and entertainment
- Healthcare and life sciences Ireland
- Leading individuals Ireland > Healthcare and life sciences
- Media and entertainment Ireland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Media and entertainment
- Pensions and employee benefits
- Planning and environment
- Projects and PPP
- Public sector
- Real estate
- Tax
- Transport
- White-collar crime