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John Whelan

John Whelan

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

John Whelan is a litigation partner in A&L Goodbody's market-leading Technology group. John advises clients on litigation and regulatory disputes and investigations with a focus within the technology and pharma sectors, specifically in the areas of content regulation, privacy, IP, and telecoms. He has been involved in many of the most significant cases, in those areas, that have come before the Irish courts, including significant CJEU referrals and appeals. John is a CEDR Accredited Mediator. John previously headed up A&L Goodbody’s US offices in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Before joining A&L Goodbody, John worked for a number of years with Freshfields in their London and Hong Kong offices.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Intellectual Property - Ireland

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
John Whelan is recognised for his expertise in contentious IP proceedings, with particular strength in trade mark, copyright and patent litigation. He has an enviable client list mostly comprising pharmaceutical companies.

TMT: Information Technology - Ireland

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
John Whelan advises a range of clients from the technology, telecoms and manufacturing sectors. He handles an array of IT and data protection matters spanning from regulatory mandates through to commercial litigation.

Strengths

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  • John Whelan has a huge amount of market practice and expertise behind him, he is measured and thoughtful.

    Intellectual PropertyChambers European Guide

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Ireland

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