Adrian O’Connell
TughansTughans acts on the full range of legal matters faced by technology clients, and is a firm of choice for both indigenous companies and international businesses. The group is led by Adrian O’Connell and managing partner Patrick Brown. O’Connell spearheads non-contentious matters, and has experience in data protection and contract agreements, while Brown leads on a range of high value disputes. Andrew Kirke acts on commercial contracts and software licensing, and has a particular focus on early stage and start-up companies. Director Paul Eastwood has expertise in data protection law.
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‘Adrian O'Connell excels in his field, his commercial awareness and pragmatism are amongst some of his many strengths.’
Key clients
- Invest Northern Ireland
- Techstart Ventures LLP
- Business Growth Fund (BGF), a £2.5bn UK-based firm that invests in UK-based small and medium enterprises
- Kernel Capital (Fund manager of a £30m development capital fund)
- Randox Group (global clinical diagnostics provider)
- Fusion Antibodies plc (global CRO offering solutions in antibody design and development – one of NI’s three publicly listed companies)
- OCO Global Limited
- AuditComply (electronic assessment solution)
- B-Secur Limited (security technology provider)
- First Derivatives PLC (publicly listed technology software provider)
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Adrian O’Connell, Patrick Brown