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Data privacy and data protection

A&L Goodbody LLP

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A&L Goodbody LLP houses an established offering which regularly advises clients on data privacy, policy formation and cross-border data transfers. Practice head John Whelan  has a great deal of regulatory and contentious expertise within data protection and technology. John Cahir regularly assists multinational corporations and domestic clients with both contentious and non-contentious matters. Andrew Sheridan often advises on data regulation issues, including data privacy crises and investigations and new data uses, while Chris Bollard acts for a broad range of clients in the e-commerce sector. Andrea Lawler and Mark Ellis are key names of note within the practice. Aideen Burke was a new arrival in 2023.

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  • ‘The team is very approachable. The structure and standard of their written advice are excellent and always summarised, which is helpful and to the point. It is truly invaluable for time-short in-house counsel.’
  • ‘Chris Bollard gives very considered and practical advice. He is quick to understand the issues as presented.’

Key clients

  • Enterprise Ireland
  • Gen Digital Inc
  • British American Tobacco
  • Eir
  • Bank of Ireland

Work highlights

  • Advised British American Tobacco on a broad range of data protection issues.
  • Advised Enterprise Ireland on an ongoing data protection compliance, data processing arrangements, data sharing arrangements with other public authorities, internal policies and procedures and data transfers agreements.
  • Advised Norton Lifelock on their global privacy operations to include the implementation of binding corporate rules for controllers and processors with the Data Protection Commission.

Lawyers

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John Cahir
Hall of fameA&L Goodbody LLP
Dr John Cahir is a partner in the A&L Goodbody's Commercial & Technology group. His practice covers both contentious and non-contentious aspects of intellectual property, information technology, data protection and media law. John advises clients across a wide range of industry sectors on their Commercial & Technology law requirements. He has acted on some of the highest profile technology disputes to come before the Irish courts as well as on the leading transactions. John acts for many of the multinational corporations that have established their European operations in Ireland and he also advises a wide spectrum of domestic clients.
John Whelan
Hall of fameA&L Goodbody LLP
John Whelan is a partner and Head of A&L Goodbody's Commercial & Technology group. John advises clients on contentious and regulatory matters and investigations with a focus within the technology and pharma sectors, and specifically on privacy, IP (patents), and telecoms regulation. He has been involved in many of the most significant litigation cases in these areas that have come before the Irish courts over the last 20 years. Before joining A&L Goodbody as a partner, John worked with Freshfields in London and Hong Kong. He previously headed up A&L Goodbody’s US offices in San Francisco and Palo Alto.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John Whelan

Other key lawyers

Chris Bollard, John Cahir, Andrew Sheridan, Andrea Lawler, Mark Ellis, Aideen Burke

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