Jane O’Grady > LK Shields Solicitors LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

LK Shields Solicitors LLP
38 UPPER MOUNT STREET
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Work Department

Technology and Innovation

Position

Jane is dual qualified as a solicitor and a trade mark and design attorney, with many years’ experience advising on commercial contracts, intellectual property, commercial agency and all aspects of technology law.

Jane’s practice focuses on intellectual property and data protection and she has particular expertise in advising on the intellectual property and data protection aspects of acquisitions and sales. She is also proficient in advising on pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply agreements in addition to the legal requirements for medical devices and diagnostic technologies. Jane regularly advises on protection, commercialisation and infringement of intellectual property.  She also advises on all aspects of privacy law including GDPR compliance projects, data subject access requests and cross-border transfers of personal data.  Jane is a registered trade mark and design attorney in Ireland and the European Union.

Jane has extensive experience acting for businesses on high value, complex contracts including cross-border agreements. She works closely with domestic and multinational clients in multiple sectors to deliver commercially focused solutions in their contractual arrangements. Jane’s work covers drafting and negotiating outsourcing agreements, software licences, service level agreements, website and app terms of use and end-user licence agreements. She also has expertise advising on a broad range of other commercial agreements including advising on distribution and supply agreements, and consultancy agreements for major pharmaceutical companies.

Jane has published articles on her specialist areas in the Irish media and is the co-author of the Ireland chapter in the ICLG 2019 and 2020 editions of Trade Mark Laws and Regulations.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Intellectual property

The intellectual property, technology and data privacy team at LK Shields Solicitors LLP offers comprehensive advice on all contentious and non-contentious aspects of IP rights. In addition to offering strategic guidance on brand protection, the team also represents clients before the Irish and EU Intellectual Property Offices. Recently promoted partner Jane O’Grady, who is dual qualified as a trade mark and design attorney, has extensive experience of advising clients on the exploitation and commercialisation of intellectual property.

Ireland > Data privacy and data protection

The team at LK Shields Solicitors LLP provides data privacy and data protection advice to domestic and global clients operating in Ireland. The team handles the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters relating to international data transfers, data protection policies, audits and breaches. Jane O’Grady has significant experience in the data protection aspects of corporate acquisitions, investments and joint ventures. Aideen Burke left the firm in 2023.

Ireland > Information technology

The technology and data privacy team at LK Shields Solicitors LLP acts for domestic and international clients from a wide range of sectors, with key expertise in the gaming and gambling sector. Key services include advice on software-as-a-service agreements, regulatory investigations, international data transfers, and data breaches. Jane O’Grady is experienced in complex software licensing transactions and AI regulatory matters. Aideen Burke and Eimear McCluskey left the firm in 2023.