Partner McCann FitzGerald Doug McMahon is a Partner in the Technology and Innovation Group in McCann FitzGerald. Doug provides specialist advice on contentious and non-contentious data protection matters, including conducting privacy impact assessments, drafting data protection policies, notices and data processing clauses, dealing with access requests, data security breach issues, Data Protection Commissioner audits and investigations, marketing obligations, international data transfers and registration obligations.
Doug has significant experience helping clients to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), both in the private and the public sector. This includes creating GDPR compliance programmes and advising on implementing policies and procedures to comply with the new requirements under the GDPR.
John O'Dwyer John O'Dwyer was appointed Deputy Commissioner at the Data Protection Commission (DPC) Ireland in August 2013. As the Deputy Commissioner, John initially had responsibilities across all functions of the office including compliance, audits, enforcement, investigations, breaches, registration and general administration.
Due to the growth of the office under GDPR, John has become a Head of Regulatory Activity with responsibility for Access Request complaint handling, some cross border investigations, issues and complaints arising from the Law Enforcement Directive, breach notifications and assessment, breach complaints and international data transfers. Along with the Commissioner and other Deputy Commissioners, he represents Ireland on the European Data Protection Board. He has also worked in Brussels on two occasions during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU in 2004 and 2013.
John Wilson John Wilson has worked as an information professional for over 35 years and since 1994 he has worked as an independent trainer and consultant specialising in information management with particular emphasis on knowledge sharing, document and records management, indexing and taxonomy.
Partner Lewis Silkin Ireland Linda Hynes is a Partner in Lewis Silkin’s Employment, Immigration and Reward department based in the Dublin Office. She advises on all aspects of the employment law relationship from recruitment to termination, including the data protection aspects of all HR practices.
Linda headed up the employment law and data protection team of Leman Solicitors for 6 years where she advised clients on a variety of employment law and data protection issues. Linda holds the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection and advises clients on all aspects of data protection compliance including dealing with access requests and data breaches, transfers of data abroad and using data in the employment context. Linda has advised a significant number of clients on their GDPR compliance programmes assisting them on auditing their compliance, implementing strong compliance frameworks and putting the training and policies behind those frameworks.
Senior Associate McCann FitzGerald Mark Ellis is a senior associate in the McCann FitzGerald Technology & Innovation Group and has specialist knowledge, experience and expertise in data protection and privacy matters as well as IP and technology matters. In addition to general data protection work, Mark has extensive experience concerning the data protection aspects of M&A transactions.
Partner McCann Fitzgerald Paul Lavery is a Partner and the Head of the Technology and Innovation Group in McCann FitzGerald. Paul is a specialist adviser on a data protection, information technology, intellectual property, e-commerce, confidentiality and freedom of information issues.
Paul is the author of Commercial Secrets: The Action for Breach of Confidence in Ireland, the first Irish work on the topic. Paul's book has been quoted in judgments of the Irish Supreme Court. Paul specialises in all aspects of data protection law including data protection compliance issues, dealing with access requests, data security breach issues, Data Protection Commissioner audits and investigations, marketing obligations, data protection notices and contractual provisions, international data transfers and registration obligations. Paul is a Member of the Examination Board for the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection.
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