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Matheson LLP has significant experience of advising blue-chip technology companies and multinational financial services companies on technology transactions, cyber security matters, and other regulatory issues. Anne-Marie Bohan heads the practice and has extensive experience of drafting and negotiating contracts for the development, sale, purchase, licensing and distribution of technology. Rory O’Keeffe and Carlo Salizzo specialise in technology outsourcing transactions and data privacy matters. Michael Byrne relies on his dispute resolution experience to handle contentious matters for technology clients and represent them in proceedings before the Irish courts.

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Key clients

  • Allied Irish Bank plc
  • An Post
  • Aviareto
  • Callsign
  • Carne
  • CosenSys
  • Crypto.com
  • Grifols, S.A.
  • IQ-EQ
  • Irish Life
  • Microsoft
  • Northern Trust
  • Reddit
  • Segment
  • Three Ireland
  • Twitter
  • Vertex, Inc.
  • WaterWipes
  • WhatsApp

Work highlights

  • Advising Microsoft on an ongoing basis in connection with technology, contract and regulatory matters, including contentious contract matters.
  • Advised Zoom Video Communications, Inc. on its acquisition of Workvivo, a Cork-based employee communication and engagement platform.
  • Advised Bank of Ireland on the data protection aspect of its acquisition of a number of portfolios from KBCI.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Anne-Marie Bohan

Anne-Marie Bohan

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Anne-Marie Bohan has over 20 years' experience in technology related legal matters, and is Head of Matheson's Technology and Innovation Group and a member of our Asset Management and Investment Funds Group. Anne-Marie brings together significant practical experience in advising on technology and privacy legal issues with industry knowledge and an understanding of applicable regulatory rules and regulatory requirements.  She advises on all aspects of technology and e-commerce law, as well as outsourcings and contracted services, with particular focus on the requirements of financial institutions and financial services providers in these areas. Anne-Marie has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating contracts for the development, sale, purchase and licensing of hardware, software and IT systems for both suppliers and users of IT within the financial services industry and across a broad range of other industries.  She has also acted in some of the largest value and most complex IT and telecommunications systems and services outsourcing contracts, including advising on a number of the largest and highest value financial services outsourcings in Ireland. Anne-Marie's practice includes advising a broad range of clients on data protection, privacy issues and cybersecurity issues, including employee data protection issues, data subject access requests and security breach incidents.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anne-Marie Bohan

Other key lawyers

Rory O’Keeffe, Carlo Salizzo, Michael Byrne