DLA Piper Ireland LLP distinguishes itself through its sector focuses in financial services, technology, life sciences, consumer goods, and fashion and retail. Mark Rasdale has ‘superb’ technical expertise in relation to Irish banks, assisting retail banks with data privacy matters and pillar banks in Ireland with the transformation of their core banking platforms. Rasdale jointly leads the team alongside Aoife Murphy and John Magee. Magee is reputed for his deep experience in technology transactions and global data governance and compliance. The highly praised Conor McEneaney is well positioned to draft and negotiate agreements related to systems and services, while Claire O’Brien regularly leads on digital transformation projects.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent team who bring a refreshingly pragmatic approach to commercial contracting, noting what the client needs to enshrine in the document, and who ensure that the resulting document is compliant with industry norms.’
‘Claire O'Brien is incredibly thorough and dedicated. She is a reassuringly unflappable presence at any supplier negotiation or internal review call. Mark continues to be an exceptional support to our department and we continue to recommend both him and his team at any opportunity.’
‘Mark Rasdale, Conor McEneaney, and Claire O'Brien make an exceptional team offering insightful, practical advice on complex matters. They are highly responsive, approachable, and a pleasure to work with, consistently supporting us with their combined expertise and collaborative approach.’
‘Conor McEneaney (Director) provides top quality service and excellent speed of response, especially valued as we are a small client. Mark Rasdale (Partner) provides strong oversight.'
‘The Information technology team at DLA really understands what we do as a company, how our industry operates and it provides practical and actionable advice which is really important for us in a fast paced environment. The ability of DLA to manage cross jurisdictional projects also makes them stand out from our perspective, especially being able to engage industry leading lawyers from the relevant countries when such support is needed.’
‘The team at DLA are pro-active, they do not just reach out when we need support but they also flag industry developments or trends that they think might be helpful to us. Conor McEneaney in particular has an understanding of detail in commercial contracts that we believe very few lawyers in Ireland can match, which means we can be confident that we have a very sound understanding of our risk profile when making commercial decisions.’
‘The Dublin IPT team are highly responsive and provide clear, pragmatic and easily digestible advice on complex new and developing areas of law such as AI, DORA and NIS2.’
‘Conor McEneaney is an excellent lawyer who breaks down complex issues into easily digestible form. Mark Rasdale is a superb technical lawyer and strong negotiator. John Magee is a standout expert in the field of data protection and privacy.’
Key clients
- Azrieli
- Permanent TSB plc
- Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited
- Musgrave
- Keywords Studios
- AIB Life
- Allied Irish Banks
- Smurfit Kappa Group Plc
- Bank of Ireland
- Udemy
- Glanbia
- Payzone
- Stripe Payments Ireland Limited
- EHA Advisory
- Redfaire
- Horizon Therapeutics
- TELUS
- General Electric
- Dexcom
- AXA
Work highlights
- Advising AIB on the biggest Irish FS sourcing deal of the year.
- Advising Smurfit Kappa, Musgrave and Glanbia on their strategic technology and privacy matters.
- Advising Green Mountain on the biggest data centre sourcing deal of the year.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Rasdale, John Magee, Aoife Murphy