Claire Morrissey > Maples Group > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Maples Group
75 ST STEPHEN'S GREEN
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Work Department

Data, Commercial & Technology

Position

Claire is head of Maples and Calder’s Data, Commercial & Technology team in the Maples Group’s Dublin office. Claire is a leading adviser on data, technology and commercial contracts.  She has a particular focus on GDPR compliance and investigations, emerging technologies and complex sourcing projects.  Claire also regularly advises on the technology, IP and data aspects of joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions.

Claire’s recent data experience includes advising on GDPR compliance, data transfers, data protection complaints and investigations and data breach management across all sectors including, in particular, financial services and technology.  She has advised on a wide range of commercial contracts including IT contracts and major outsourcings in the financial services sector, intellectual property transfers and licensing, software development, distribution and R&D agreements.

Career

Claire joined the Maples Group in 2020. She was previously a partner at another Irish law firm and before that, worked at a leading Magic Circle firm in London.

Memberships

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Society for Computers and Law

Education

University of Minnesota, Law School, 1999

University College Dublin, Bachelor of Civil Law (International), 2000

KU Leuven, Masters of Law, LLM, 2001

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Fintech

Maples Group‘s fast-growing fintech offering brings together the firm’s corporate, private equity, venture capital, financial regulatory, tech and data protection expertise to advise clients ranging from leading global fintechs to emerging companies. Practice head Colm Rafferty and practitioner Jordan O’Brien are well-versed in M&A and funding rounds, while Stephen Carty and Lorna Smith are the key contacts for regulatory advice, and Claire Morrissey assists with outsourcing and data protection matters.

Ireland > Information technology

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Claire Morrissey leads the team at Maples Group, which provides support to technology clients with data protection, technology, commercial and IP issues.