Cynthia O'Donoghue

Practice Areas

Cynthia focuses on technology transactions, data, cybersecurity and innovative uses of smart tech. She advises on product development and user experience, outsourcing, licensing, digital transformation, e-commerce, cloud, apps and smart technology, blockchain and AI, FinTech, mHealth and social media.

Cynthia is a member of On-Chain: Reed Smith’s Crypto & Digital Assets Group, she has experience of working with clients on data issues related to blockchain and digital assets.

Cynthia’s advises on worldwide and European data protection laws, particularly data use through digital and tech innovation. She advises on global strategy and compliance, privacy impact assessments, privacy by design, Big Data, data commercialisation, cross-border data transfers including binding corporate rules and APEC cross border transfers, record retention and deletion.

Cynthia’s cybersecurity practice covers system infrastructure and network security, governance including advising boards, administrative/organisational security, advice on forensic investigations and remediation as well as on security standards and data breach. She has successfully represented numerous clients in investigations by European data protection authorities.

Cynthia also serves as a trustee for the Society of Computers & Law, is a member of the City of London Law Society Data Committee and serves on the MedTech Europe data protection committee.