Ranking tables
TMT: Information Technology | Europe
Ireland
Band 1
Band 3
DLA Piper- Eversheds Sutherland
Eminent Practitioners
Band 2
Band 3
Adam Finlay McCann FitzGerald LLP
Anne-Marie Bohan Matheson LLP
Chris Bollard A&L Goodbody
David Cullen William Fry LLP
Deirdre Kilroy Bird & Bird (Ireland) LLP
Jeanne Kelly Browne Jacobson Ireland LLP
John Cahir A&L Goodbody
John Magee DLA Piper
John Whelan A&L Goodbody
Oisín Tobin Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
Olivia Mullooly Arthur Cox
Robert McDonagh Mason Hayes & Curran LLP- Marie McGinleyEversheds Sutherland
Up and Coming
Band 1
1 Arthur CoxTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 1 |Arthur Cox is a market-leading firm with a front-running IT and outsourcing team. The law firm advises major domestic corporate clients on the negotiation of IT outsourcing contracts. The practice maintains a strong reputation for providing data protection compliance support, with further proven experience in the defence of enforcement proceedings carried out by the Irish data protection regulator. The team also has capabilities in the the telecommunications space and regularly provides regulatory support and transactional advice for telecoms companies. The legal team's client roster includes leading players in the e-commerce, banking and IT sectors as well as public bodies.
1 Mason Hayes & Curran LLPTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 1 |Mason Hayes & Curran has an impressive team with a superb reputation for work in the telecoms and IT sectors. The law firm is called upon by regulators, government bodies and multinational companies to assist with Irish and EU telecoms regulatory matters. The department assists with data protection compliance matters for companies that collect and share vast amounts of customer data. The law firm also advises on notification obligations arising for companies that are subject to data breaches.
Band 2
2 A&L GoodbodyTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 2 |A&L Goodbody has a well-regarded practice active across a range of IT matters, including the negotiation of IT outsourcing contracts. The law firm advises banks and major multinational technology companies on data protection matters. It further displays notable experience assisting clients with regulatory inquiries and the implementation of GDPR compliance programmes, as well as with contentious data protection issues.
2 Matheson LLPTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 2 |Matheson offers expertise in niche areas of media law, including issues relating to the financing of films and television programmes. The practice also demonstrates expertise in media sector transactional mandates. The technology group boasts experience in complex IT contractual and data protection regulatory matters. Lawyers in the team offer further experience assisting telecoms clients with disputes before the regulator and with the rollout of network upgrades.
2 McCann FitzGerald LLPTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 2 |McCann FitzGerald houses an esteemed TMT department offering a high level of specialisation in media cases and strong IT and telecoms expertise. The law firm is frequently instructed by leading broadcasters and publishing companies, with proven experience in defamation cases. The IT practice advises on data protection mandates and complex outsourcing projects. The legal team also advises key clients on telecoms regulatory issues arising from their participation in infrastructure projects. McCann FitzGerald is well known for its reputation acting for both public and private clients on telecoms regulatory issues.
2 William Fry LLPTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 2 |William Fry has a significant technology practice that acts on an array of data protection mandates. The law firm also acts on international data transfers and IT outsourcing agreements. Lawyers in the practice offer notable experience in contentious telecoms regulatory matters, having defended the national communications regulator ComReg in standout appeal proceedings. The department also advises on telecoms sector M&A deals or the rollout of new telecoms infrastructure.
Band 3
3 DLA PiperTMT: Information Technology2025 | Band 3 |International law firm DLA Piper assists clients with data privacy strategies and compliance programmes. The team also advises on IT outsourcing contracts on behalf of financial institutions and consumer goods clients. Lawyers at the firm also offer experience acting on cross-border data transfers.