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Nick O'Connell

Nick O'Connell

Al Tamimi & Company, Saudi Arabia

Work Department

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Position

Partner

Career

Partner and Head of Al Tamimi & Company’s TMT department in KSA, Nick has been with Al Tamimi & Company for over 10 years, initially specialising in Intellectual Property, but for most of his time with the firm as a key member of the Technology, Media & Telecommunications team. His specialisms includes technology transactions (including procurement, software licensing, consultancy services and outsourcing), technology and intellectual property aspects of corporate and commercial transactions, privacy and data protection, e-commerce, media and advertising, and telecommunications.

Nick is the author of the UAE chapter on Data Protection & Privacy, 3rd Edition (the Sweet & Maxwell International Series).

Languages

English and Japanese

Memberships

2008 – Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales

2005 – Legal Practitioner, Supreme Court of New South Wales

2001 – Barrister & Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand

Education

2000 – LLB, University of Otago

1997 – B.A., University of Otago