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DLA Piper Ireland LLP

DLA Piper Ireland LLP

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DLA Piper Ireland LLP is well known for handling a breadth of data privacy and protection matters, with skills in providing advice on data transfer compliance, cyber security breaches and data processing agreements. John Magee spearheads the team and has experience in advising on global data governance matters, as well as on information access requests and regulatory investigations on the contentious side. Conor McEneaney focuses on commercial advisory and transactional mandates, with both him and ‘expert’ Eilís McDonald regularly advising on strategic technology mandates in the financial services sector.
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  • ‘John McGee - very accessible, friendly to deal with, pragmatic advice. Eilís MacDonald - exceptional level of technical expertise for a senior associate, provides very clear written and spoken advice, always absolutely courteous to deal with.’

  • ‘The team is led by a Global expert on data privacy with access to a global network to support engagement with firms. Billing, technology and collaboration is excellent and I have no hesitation is recommending the team.’

  • ‘John Magee is an excellent communicator of data privacy risks and challenges who engages with us to find cost effective solutions.’

  • ‘John Magee is a standout partner on all matters connected with data protection and intellectual property. His relaxed manner makes him easy to deal with and he gets on well with all in the business.'

  • ‘The team has a very broad oversight over the most important developments in the data protection space. They are constantly updating to their tools they provide to clients and thereby make it easy for clients to deal with their day-to-day data protections questions.’

  • ‘John Magee has an outstanding expertise fuelling the whole teams knowledge. Eilís McDonalds whom we often work with combines her legal knowledge with fantastic communication skills which have been instrumental in the implementation of legal projects.’

Key clients

  • Allied Irish Banks plc
  • Stripe
  • Bank of Ireland Group plc
  • Smurfit Westrock Group plc
  • Julius Baer Group
  • Payoneer Europe
  • Vanguard
  • TELUS International
  • 3M
  • OpenAI

Work highlights

Advised OpenAI on their decision to move their EU data protection governance function to Ireland.
Advised 3M on privacy compliance obligation gaps across the US, EU, and UK.
Advised Smurfit Kappa on data protection and privacy matters for post-completion integration.

Practice head

John Magee

Other key lawyers

Conor McEneaney; Eilís McDonald