Mr Diarmaid Gavin > RDJ LLP > Cork, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
RDJ LLP Offices
85 South Mall
T12 TP8D
Ireland
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Mr Diarmaid Gavin
Work Department
Corporate/M&A, IP, EU and Competition, and Commercial Contracts and Technology.
Position
Diarmaid is a Partner, practising across the area of Corporate and Commercial and leading our EU & Competition and Research Innovation and Technology practices. He brings a dynamic blend of expertise to the role across a range of commercial transactions, from technology and outsourcing projects to intellectual property and research and development arrangements, as well as advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate group restructurings, joint ventures and investment transactions. Diarmaid also advises private and public sector clients on a variety of competition law matters including compliance, State Aid and merger control. With expansive insights across industries, Diarmaid delivers well-rounded and insightful solutions to clients.
Memberships
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.
Education
University of Dublin, Trinity College (LLB)
Collège d’Europe, Bruges (LLM in Advanced European Law)
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (Diploma in Professional Legal Studies)
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Information technology
RDJ LLP offers specialist technology law advice on data protection, e-commerce, and intellectual property matters to clients from a wide range of sectors, including fintech, medtech, cyber security, digital, and media. Ricky Kelly heads the practice and assists clients with the investigation, management, and mitigation of cyber security and personal data breaches. Gillian Keating and Bryan McCarthy have significant experience of handling high-value M&A transactions within the IT sector. Other key members of the team include Diarmaid Gavin, Sarah Slevin, and data protection practitioner Jennifer Noctor.
Ireland > Intellectual property
RDJ LLP advises a broad spectrum of domestic and international clients on the acquisition and commercialisation of intellectual property in Ireland. The non-contentious IP practice is led by Diarmaid Gavin, who boasts considerable expertise in knowledge transfer, collaborative research, and IP licensing matters, while the contentious practice is led by litigation expert Darryl Broderick, who specialises in media and IP disputes. Other key members include Marie Gavin, Elena Vassileva, and Stephanie Coughlan.
Ireland > Media and entertainment
RDJ LLP‘s team assists a diverse client roster of broadcasting and digital media companies with defamation, IP infringement, privacy law and data protection matters. Experienced litigator Darryl Broderick, who regularly appears before the Irish courts in reputation management and other media cases, leads the media disputes team. On the non-contentious side, the media team is led by Diarmaid Gavin, who specialises in handling content acquisition and licensing agreements for both traditional and digital media clients.
Ireland > EU and competition
RDJ LLP has an established record in media merger notifications, procurement and state aid. The firm represents a range of local authorities and public sector bodies in procurement issues and state aid issues. Finola McCarthy is a leading name in public procurement and Diarmaid Gavin has a long track record in merger notifications, state aid, and advises a number of Irish universities. Shane O’Connor provides further procurement expertise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Media and entertainment Ireland
- EU and competition Ireland
- Information technology Ireland
- Intellectual property Ireland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Insurance
- Media and entertainment
- Real estate
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Information technology
- Planning and environment
- Public sector
- Tax
- Intellectual property