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Maples Group

Maples Group

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Data privacy and data protection

Maples Group handles the full gamut of data protection, cybersecurity, commercial, IP and technology mandates, frequently representing significant scaling, asset management and tech companies. Claire Morrissey heads up the practice and is a go-to for tech clients, including those working with emerging technologies such as AI, ML and IoT, seeking expert advice on commercial contracts, outsourcings, IP issues and data mandates. Colm Rafferty and Morgan Pierse are well versed in corporate and commercial mandates with overlapping data issues.
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  • ‘The Maples privacy, technology and data protection practice is highly approachable. The team is very well-informed regarding industry practice and approach, and is solutions-focused. The team is always extremely responsive and thorough.’
  • ‘Claire Morrissey is incredibly responsive, calm under pressure and solutions focused. She adopts a pragmatic and commercially driven approach at all times and is exceptionally pleasant to deal with.’
  • ‘Claire Morrissey, Partner, and the Maples Group work with a number of our members on GDPR and broader data protection matters as well as the Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act and the EU AI Act. Claire combines deep technical expertise with commercial pragmatism. She has been invaluable to our policy, advocacy and member support work for Irish tech start‑up and scaling companies and the ecosystem.'
  • ‘Claire translates complex, fast‑moving regulation into clear, actionable guidance for companies of all stages. Her advice is timely, precise and solutions‑focused, balancing legal risk with practical implementation for time and resourced constrained founders. Claire is highly responsive, collaborative, and she is a pleasure to work with.'
  • ‘Very organised, communicative and makes themselves available. A multidisciplinary practice.'

Key clients

  • Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Limited
  • Brightflag
  • Cardinal Capital Group
  • Gam Holding LG
  • Goodbody Capital Partners
  • Hospitality Growth Services Limited t/a Nory
  • LearnUpon
  • National Pen
  • Partnership Solutions International Limited / Partsol Global Limited
  • Scale Ireland
  • StepStone Group
  • Taoglas Group Holdings Ltd

Work highlights

Acted as lead counsel to technology company Brightflag on its recent acquisition by Wolters Kluwer for €425m. Provided comprehensive advice in respect of data protection, commercial contracts and IP.
Acted as counsel advising Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Limited (AMCS) on the sale of a majority share to private equity and venture capital investor EQT Group. Provided comprehensive advice in respect of data protection, commercial contracts, IP and IT .
Advised Partsol on the establishment of its EU headquarters in Dublin. Provided comprehensive data protection and commercial contract advice in respect of Partsol's launch in Europe.
Practice head

Claire Morrissey

Other key lawyers

Colm Rafferty; Morgan Pierse

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