Ms Aoife Murphy > DLA Piper Ireland LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Ireland LLP continues to handle intellectual property matters for a diverse set of clients from multiple sectors, including life science, pharmaceuticals, financial services, retail, and technology. The team advises domestic and international clients on IP documentation, IP rights, and protecting copyright, patents, and trademarks. Mark Rasdale co-heads the practice alongside John Magee and Aoife Murphy.

DLA Piper Ireland LLP distinguishes itself through its sector focuses in financial services, technology, life sciences, consumer goods, and fashion and retail. Mark Rasdale has ‘superb’ technical expertise in relation to Irish banks, assisting retail banks with data privacy matters and pillar banks in Ireland with the transformation of their core banking platforms. Rasdale jointly leads the team alongside Aoife Murphy and John Magee. Magee is reputed for his deep experience in technology transactions and global data governance and compliance. The highly praised Conor McEneaney is well positioned to draft and negotiate agreements related to systems and services, while Claire O’Brien regularly leads on digital transformation projects.

DLA Piper Ireland LLP has a burgeoning life sciences practice in Ireland, particularly in relation to IP and patent litigation. Data privacy, competition, M&A, regulatory matters and product liability are also core elements of the firm’s life sciences offering. It has an extensive list of international life sciences clients. IP partners Aoife Murphy and Gavin Woods have a significant focus on the life sciences sector, which includes multiple patent actions before the Commercial Court.

DLA Piper Ireland LLP‘s growing team is building market share. It now represents an impressive array of domestic and international clients in commercial litigation, regulatory investigations and corporate crises. Retail, renewable energy, healthcare, telecoms, cryptocurrency, real estate, insurance and aviation are key sectors for the dispute resolution team. The team has landed a series of headline cases, including judicial review and product liability matters, alongside the high-profile ‘All Risks’ insurance case linked to aircraft leased to Russian airlines. Caoimhe Clarkin is an established name in dispute resolution, while Gavin Woods and Aoife Murphy specialise in IP disputes. Darach Connolly is noted for competition litigation.