General counsel Ireland and head of EMEA privacy, senior legal director | Yahoo!
Emma Kearney
General counsel Ireland and head of EMEA privacy, senior legal director | Yahoo!
General Counsel Ireland & Expansion Markets, Legal Director, EMEA | Yahoo!
Emma Kearney heads all Ireland legal support and plays a central role in EMEA operations for Yahoo, the internet industry giant. With an ever-increasing legal and geographic remit, she has...
Emma Kearney is a highly experienced lawyer in the IT sector, who plays an influential role in Yahoo!’s EMEA operations. Employed by the global internet giant since 2014, Kearney has developed a technology-savvy team of lawyers with a cross-border remit, capable of understanding the technicalities of the dynamic and ever-changing internet sector. Apart from showing strong leadership and organisational skills, necessary to foster such a well organised legal function, Kearney has shown remarkable adaptability in supporting Yahoo!’s ever changing portfolio of products and services. Her previous career features in-house stints at Websense and Vodafone and a private practice role at law firm Coughlan, White O’Toole.