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Led by Maria Gonzalez Ordoñez, who is legal director for the disparate jurisdictions of Portugal, the UK, Ireland, Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa, Google’s team in Spain manages a diverse workload...
The Google Spain and Portugal legal team currently has six lawyers, including five legal counsels and one legal trainee. The head of the team is María González Ordóñez as legal...
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Founded in 2005, Google Türkiye’s line of business includes soliciting advertising on a contract or fee basis for newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, or for other media platforms. As...
With just over 100 employees, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional operations of Google represent a small part of its global activities. Yet, with aspirations to connect the...
An organisation that requires little in the way of introduction, Google continues to expand its business enterprises into new areas. On top of this, the ubiquity of their search engine...
Described as ‘one of the most talented in-house legal groups in Brazil’ by a nominating source, the Google Brazil legal team continues the company’s reputation of hiring the best and...
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The legal team of Google Italy is comprised of a number of talented in-house lawyers, who provide legal advice on a wide range of matters for Google. The team is...
Google’s legal department for Switzerland and Austria is formed by a group of experienced lawyers who are equipped with strong expertise in data protection, copyright and competition matters and are...
Neil Culkin explains that Google’s EMEA Headquarters in Dublin is home to some of the company’s core functions and accordingly the in-house legal team is comprised of a number of...
Sarah Lennon is the regional counsel for Ireland at global internet technology company Google, whose team provide round-the-clock legal counsel on a broad range of issues across a wide geographical remit. Based in Dublin, the team supports Google’s EMEA operation which employs over 6,000 people and requires a diversification of legal talent and activity; the team often deal with high profile litigation but also find themselves working on other issues including the legalities surrounding the launch of Google’s latest innovative products. Throwing up a somewhat unique challenge due to the fast paced nature of the internet and Google’s leading position in the market, the team can often find themselves crafting innovative approaches in tackling some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. External factors are a constant pressure on the team, and the landmark decision emanating from the Google Spain Case resulting in the “Right to be Forgotten” ruling has thrown up an influx of requests from Google’s European users to remove personal information from search results. A difficult and potentially reputation damaging case, the ruling is being handled by Google’s legal team in a thoughtful and composed manner, Lennon explains how the team is ‘continuing dialogue with regulators’ and ‘carefully developing criteria’ to assess the vast number of circumstances the removal requests are creating. The highly-regulated Irish and European markets have encouraged the regional legal team to create partnerships within the business to produce the best solutions for problems. Lennon explains that ‘a key element of this is teaming up with the Policy group in interactions with regulators and government, helping to foster an understanding of Google’s online technologies and establishing the company’s reputation as a responsible online intermediary’. Able to strike a fine balance between working closely with management to ensure the business maintains its ‘innovative edge’ while avoiding potential legal pitfalls it is exposed to each day, the Google team are proven problem solvers exhibiting a fully integrated commercial mindset.
Senior legal director - Benelux, DACH, IE, Nordics, UK and EU legal affairs
