Mr Michael Madden > Mason Hayes & Curran LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
BARROW STREET
DUBLIN 4
D04 TR29
Ireland
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Work Department

Media & Telecoms

Position

Partner, Media & Telecoms

Career

Michael is a Partner in the Commercial Department. With over 20 years’ experience, he is a regulatory specialist with a focus on content and communications regulation.

Technology companies are subject to an increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape in the EU, particularly as it relates to harmful and illegal online content. Michael is centrally involved in assisting some of the world’s largest technology companies navigate these laws, from understanding whether and how they apply to designing effective and efficient compliance measures with minimal impact on business.

Michael advises clients on all aspects of the EU’s Digital Services Act as well as on related laws such as the AVMS Directive, Terrorist Content Online Regulation, CSAM Regulation Proposal and Ireland’s Online Safety and Media Regulation Act.

Michael also has intimate knowledge of the EU electronic communications regulatory framework, including its complex ePrivacy rules, which now apply to a wide range of technology companies.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Media and entertainment

Offering a full-service media and entertainment practice, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP‘s team routinely advises on a wide range of issues, including advertising, production agreements, media rights, content regulation, and broadcasting license applications. The team is equally adept at handling contentious matters, such as defamation and media defence, and managing corporate transactions and commercial matters. Michael Madden heads the practice and has notable expertise in regulatory and media law. Luke Murray is another key member who focuses on EU media and communications regulation and competition law issues.

Ireland > Telecoms

(Leading partners)

Michael MaddenMason Hayes & Curran LLP

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is a prominent player in the telecoms space, specialising in representing domestic and international clients, spanning both public and private sectors, on a broad spectrum of commercial and regulatory matters. The team handles a diverse range of contentious and non-contentious issues, including spectrum auctions, licenses, consumer protection, and product safety. Michael Madden heads the practice and has extensive experience handling high-stakes disputes before the High Court..