Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Technology

Partner, Head of Technology

Philip is Head of the Technology and Privacy and Data Security teams. His market leading international practice supports some of the world’s most successful tech companies. Philip solves complex global privacy problems for major technology multinationals.

Philip has been centrally involved in GDPR compliance projects for clients. He manages some of the market’s most sophisticated lawyers across a range of areas from online advertising to privacy litigation and fintech . He has also advised on some of the most high-profile global data security breaches in recent years.

A feature of his practice is helping fast-growing companies to rapidly scale out of Ireland by balancing the often competing issues of protection and monetisation of data. He is recognised as pre-eminent and trusted advisor for clients with complex issues in the technology sector.

Member, International Technology Law Association; Member of AIJA and former President of AIJA's Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Commission; Previous Member, Editorial Board of the Gazette of the Law Society of Ireland; Lecturer at Law Society of Ireland in data protection, technology and commercial law.

University College Dublin and DePaul College of Law, Chicago (BCL Int). University of Oxford (BCL Oxon).