Mr Ricky Kelly > RDJ LLP > Cork, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

RDJ LLP’s offices in Galway, Cork, and Dublin specialise in advising clients on matters surrounding med-tech, cyber security, fintech, and AI. The team regularly advises on data breaches, the development of privacy policies, and cyber-attack. Practice head Ricky Kelly oversees critical incident response teams in the end-to-end investigations of personal data breaches, while Diarmaid Gavin’s caseload consists of IT procurement matters and the negotiation of system supply and software development agreements.

RDJ LLP is well-versed in the full spectrum of matters in relation to GDPR compliance and cybersecurity, particularly in data breaches, from investigation through to recovery. Ricky Kelly, head of the practice, has deep experience in managing the entire end-to-end investigations process, including the mitigation of cybersecurity issues.

RDJ LLP has made considerable progress in recent years, representing clients in a multitude of headline commercial cases, while remaining a force in professional negligence and aviation disputes. Data protection, insurance, contract disputes, judicial review, shareholder disputes, construction and healthcare cases are also areas of particular specialism. The firm continued to act for Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers in the headline cross-border proceedings before the Irish High Court, initiated by six Irish based aircraft lessors which had aircraft on lease to Russian airlines at the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Jamie Olden has an outstanding reputation for professional negligence cases, while Richard Martin is also highly rated. Ronan Geary heads the commercial litigation team and is noted for contract disputes and judicial review. Darryl Broderick is rated for TMT disputes, Ricky Kelly for cyber security incidents and Marianne Lonergan for a variety of contentious matters.