Ireland 2015
General Counsel | OpenJaw Technologies
Gemma Neylon
General Counsel | OpenJaw Technologies
Head of legal | Diageo Ireland
General counsel | OpenJaw Technologies
Upon qualifying as a solicitor in January 2009, Gemma Neylon joined the Irish and UK roll of solicitors, specialising in technology, IP and commercial law. She also qualified as an...
General counsel | OpenJaw Technologies
Gemma Neylon is an in-house lawyer with a formidable academic record. Since 2011 she has been general counsel at OpenJaw Technologies, a company that transforms travel companies into travel retailers...
Providing innovative technological solutions within the travel industry, OpenJaw Technologies’ client portfolio includes British Airways, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, TravelSky and AIRMILES. An accomplished IP lawyer and trade mark attorney, Gemma Neylon has been the company’s GC since 2011. During this period, she supported the Irish start up through its $41.2m acquisition by GuestLogix at the end of 2014. With the resultant boost to its global business, the scale and complexity of Neylon’s work has swollen considerably. A UK- and Ireland-qualified lawyer, Neylon previously specialised in IP and technology at Mason Hayes & Curran for six years. She also lectures at the Law Society of Ireland and was a member of the body’s Curriculum Development Unit from 2012 to 2015. She is currently completing a two-year executive MBA at Smurfit Business School.
