William Fry LLP
The team at William Fry LLP is noted for assisting clients with the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious data protection issues, ranging from GDPR compliance programmes to international data transfers. Corporate expert Leo Moore leads the team, and is known for handling outsourcing and transactional matters, while David Cullen's primary areas of expertise are contractual agreements concerning the design, development, and implementation of IT projects. John O’Connor's caseload consists of mandates involving the testing, supply, and procurement of blockchain solutions, AI, machine learning. Rachel Hayes is key name within the practice.
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Testimonials
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- ‘William Fry data privacy is the foremost in Ireland.’
- ‘John O'Connor is a leader in data protection and IT. He is the go-to guy on GDPR. His approach is focused yet flexible. He always provides pragmatic, commercially and legally sound advice on GDPR.’
- ‘Provide practical commercially-focussed advice in an efficient and supportive manner. Very collaborative and a huge support to our organisation.’
- ‘Leo Moore is a very commercially astute and pragmatic lawyer. He is solutions-focused and has a comprehensive understanding of his area, resulting in a strong business-focussed lens applied in the delivery of his legal advice.’
- ‘The team we work with has years of knowledge and experience behind them, and they stay close to regulatory developments, which means they know the temperature of the environment at all stages.’
- ‘Practical business advice and knowledge and understanding of our business. John O'Connor is excellent.’
Key clients
- Tesco Mobile and Tesco Ireland
- Maybourne Hotel Group
- Momentive
- The Very Group (Shop Direct Limited trading as Littlewoods Ireland)
- J & E Davy
- Kilsaran
- Deliveroo
- iCabbi
- Tines Security Systems Limited
- Consensys
- Hudson Advisors L.P/Lone Star
Work highlights
- Advise LinkedIn on a range of data protection matters including the strategy and negotiation of customer data protection contracts for its global customer base.
- Advised The Very Group (Littlewoods Ireland) on its full suite of data protection and privacy needs across its business functions.
- Advised Tesco on a range of complex data protection matters involving customer engagement, risk and compliance and other confidential matters.
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Leading individuals
David Cullen is a Partner in William Fry’s Technology Group, specialising in complex technology matters and the strategic protection and development of intellectual property. His extensive experience covers outsourcing, cloud computing, personality rights, data protection, biotechnology, and electronic commerce.
Leo is a Partner in the William Fry Technology Group, specialising in information technology (including e-commerce), data protection, intellectual property and commercial law. As part of his practice Leo advises on IT and business process outsourcing, software licensing and development, Internet of Things, apps and smart technology, e-commerce, cloud computing, systems integration, FinTech, strategic legal due diligence and on sports related matters. A regular contributor of articles to publications, Leo has also participated in lecture programmes on data protection, commercial law and intellectual property. He is a lecturer on the Law Society’s Diploma Programme and its Professional Practice.
John is a Partner in William Fry’s Technology Group, the most experienced technology law team in the Irish market. He specialises in complex and large scale technology and outsourcing transactions including systems integration and implementation arrangements, licensing, IT and business process outsourcings and cloud services. John is also a specialist in the area of privacy, data protection and cyber security law and advises on general compliance, data transfers, hosting, issue management and best practice. He has gained particular experience of advising technology, life sciences and financial services organisations on major outsourcings and on ‘big data’ projects including the procurement and deployment of FinTech.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Leo Moore