About

First opening its doors in Ireland in 2003, global internet company Yahoo! base their Europe, Middle East and African (EMEA) operations out of their Dublin headquarters, and in doing so are supported by the legal team led by Emma Kearney, general counsel for Ireland and expansion markets and the legal director for Yahoo! EMEA. With a huge cross-border remit and a requirement to understand the technicalities of the fast moving internet and ecommerce sectors, the team has had to develop expertise in several important aspects with potential to damage the business. Yahoo!’s EMEA operation undertake a wide-range of different services, providing customer care, technical and operational support, and finance-related services for the Europe, the Middle East and Africa region, as well as to some Yahoo! customers in the US and other regions. Recent expansion of the Irish workforce from 320 to 450 has shown importance of Ireland to Yahoo! operations. Developing a team of technology-savvy lawyers has been critical to the company’s continued success.