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Colin Rooney

Colin Rooney

Arthur Cox, Ireland

Work Department

Technology

Position

Colin is a Partner in the Technology and Innovation Group. He advises on data protection and privacy, information technology, outsourcing, cloud computing, and e-business matters.

Colin has extensive experience advising domestic and international clients on information management issues, with his data protection and information technology practice covering all aspects of data processing across all industry sectors. His practice also has a strong emphasis on commercial IT agreements. Colin is a frequent speaker on data protection and freedom of information topics, including at the Data Protection Leadership Forum, which the Group launched in 2019. He is also a frequent contributor to various legal journals on the above-mentioned topics.

Career

Admitted as a solicitor in 2005.

Education

BA (Mod), 1998, Trinity College, Dublin; HDip Information Technology, 1999, National University of Ireland, Maynooth; Diploma in Legal Studies, 2000, Dublin Institute of Technology, and LLM in Computer and Communications Law, Queen Mary, University of London, 2011.

Mentions

Ireland

Data privacy and data protection

Leading partner
Ireland

Information technology