Brian Meenagh > Latham & Watkins LLC > Riyadh, Saudi Arabia > Lawyer Profile
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Al-Tatweer Towers, 7th Floor, Tower 1
King Fahad Highway, P.O. Box 17411
Riyadh 11484
Saudi Arabia
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Brian Meenagh
Position
Brian Meenagh is a partner in the Riyadh office of Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses primarily on:
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- Complex technology transactions, projects, and joint ventures
- Procurement and sourcing, including outsourcing and offshoring
- Data privacy and cybersecurity compliance
- Financial technology (fintech) and blockchain technology
He primarily represents customers procuring technology and services in such transactions and has significant experience advising against major technology and software vendors such as accenture, IBM, HP, Oracle, SAP, and TCS as well as numerous other vendors active in the Middle East. He has additional experience advising on:
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- Cloud computing
- Complex technology and data separation issues in M&A transactions
- Distribution and procurement of goods and services
- Data protection, security, and privacy
- E-commerce, m-commerce, and mobile apps
- Facilities management
- Financial services regulations applicable to technology and outsourcing
- Government procurement
- Global business services
- Media distribution and licensing
- Online gaming
- Open-source software
- Technology development (including traditional and Lean and Agile development methodologies), distribution, and licensing
Before he trained as a solicitor, he worked as a business and IT analyst at Accenture on a variety of outsourcing, business transformation, systems integration, and software development projects for blue chip companies and UK central government.
Mr. Meenagh has also previously been the technology, media, and telecommunications law editor at Lawtel (now part of Westlaw) and has co-written a number of articles and spoken at seminars and client events on the law and best practices in technology contracts and privacy and cyber-security compliance.
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > TMT
Latham & Watkins LLP offers, according to some, ‘the most pioneering TMT team in the region’, acting for a broad range of clients from early stage start-ups to the world’s largest organisations. In response to the increasing data protection regulations in the UAE and wider Middle East, the practice has continued to invest in and expand its privacy expertise and acts for a number of global tech powerhouses. Practice head Brian Meenagh is considered by major clients to be ‘the best TMT lawyer to tackle large technology infrastructure projects and technology-related disputes’; he is supported by associate Lucy Tucker. Alexander Hendry left the firm.