Mr Damien Young > Philip Lee LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Philip Lee LLP
Connaught House
One Burlington Road
Dublin 4
D04 C5Y6
Ireland

Work Department

Dispute Resolution and Litigation. Data Protection. 

Position

Damien heads the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group, handling commercial disputes across a broad range of areas including data protection, public procurement and construction law. He has acted for a large number of public and private sector clients in High Court judicial review proceedings involving challenges to the award of public contracts. Damien advises on all aspects of EU and Irish data protection law, privacy and defamation matters. He acted for Ireland’s Data Protection Commission in the Schrems I and Schrems II litigation that resulted in decisions of the European Court of Justice setting aside the “safe harbour” and “privacy shield” regimes for EU/US data transfers.

Memberships

Law Society of Ireland 
The Dublin Solicitors’ Bar Association

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Dispute resolution

Philip Lee LLP has a fast-growing dispute resolution practice, recognised for its representation of public sector entities and regulators. It has a stellar background in procurement disputes, judicial reviews and statutory appeals. Construction and data protection disputes are also fortes for the dispute resolution team. Damien Young leads the team and has made a further impression in data protection, construction and healthcare disputes. Clare Cashin provides further senior expertise in construction and procurement cases. Gerald Byrne impresses in general commercial and financial services litigation.