Technology and Innovation

Our Technology and Innovation Group is the largest legal team in Ireland dedicated to specialist data protection, IT and intellectual property law. Our practice is market leading in our key focus areas and we are continually building our range of skills and resources to meet the specialist requirements of our clients.

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Colin Rooney

Hello, I’m Colin Rooney, Head of the Technology and Innovation Group here at Arthur Cox. Our team is dedicated to navigating the complex and ever evolving landscape of technology law in Ireland. Our group specialises in providing comprehensive legal support across a wide range of areas, from data protection and privacy to cybersecurity and emerging technology law. We work with our clients to help them stay ahead of the curve and mitigate risks in a digital world, particularly important in a fast evolving digital landscape. We work with clients across a wide range of areas, all types of technology companies, online platforms, and providers in the retail, fintech, health, and e-commerce space. Our approach is collaborative and client-focused. We take the time to understand our clients’ unique objectives and challenges, and to ensure that our advice is specific to their needs. Whether it’s advising on a complex regulatory investigation or how to protect valuable trade secrets, our advice is tailored so that it is solution-focused, pragmatic, and actionable. Innovation is at the heart of what we do. We are constantly exploring new ways to leverage technology to enhance our services and deliver value to our clients. Our commitment to staying at the forefront of technological advancements, in particular in relation to artificial intelligence, ensures that we can offer cutting-edge legal solutions. For more information, please visit arthurcox.com/technology

Our Technology and Innovation Group has a large body of domestic and international clients who share a common purpose – they expect highly commercial, responsive and solution-focused advice from a team of partners and associates offering a premier level of experience and expertise within the Irish market.

Lawyers from our Technology and Innovation Group are especially active in our international practice where we enjoy a particularly rich heritage. We have been privileged to advise many US technology companies establishing and scaling their businesses from a base within Ireland. We also advise these clients on ongoing legal compliance in key areas such as data protection and export control. Our client base also includes some of Ireland’s largest and fastest growing domestic technology companies.

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Privacy, Data Protection & Information Management: Advising on EU data protection strategies for multinationals, data breach response incidents, cyber-liability issues, responding to and defending enforcement actions taken by the Data Protection Commission, advising on practical means of complying with data protection legislation
Technology Contracts & Disputes: Advising on cloud deployment strategies and contracts, high value IT procurements and outsourcings, mediating and litigating IT disputes and compliance with regulatory standards
Technology Transactions: Advising technology companies pursuing an aggressive growth strategy from Ireland including advising on fundraisings through to exit, joint ventures, strategic partnerships etc.
Technology M&A: Advising on the technology and intellectual property aspects of acquisitions and disposals
Intellectual Property: Advising on licensing and transfers of intellectual property rights (including tax effective international IP structures), IP enforcement strategies and actions, resolving IP disputes, advising on high value IP commercialisation projects and other innovative IP exploitation models
Digital Regulation: Advising on aspects of the development and the deployment of artificial intelligence, online platforms and intermediaries on compliance with the Digital Services Act, Online Safety and Media Regulation, liability for online content and the Online Safety Code. The group also advises on the regulation of e-Commerce, obligations under the Data Act and forthcoming EU legislation on digital regulation

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