OVERVIEW
Claire is head of Maples and Calder's Data, Commercial & Technology team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. Claire is a leading adviser on data, technology and commercial contracts. She has a particular focus on GDPR compliance and investigations, emerging technologies and complex sourcing projects. Claire also regularly advises on the technology, IP and data aspects of joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions.Claire’s recent data experience includes advising on GDPR compliance, data transfers, data protection complaints and investigations and data breach management across all sectors including, in particular, financial services and technology. She has advised on a wide range of commercial contracts including IT contracts and major outsourcings in the financial services sector, intellectual property transfers and licensing, software development, distribution and R&D agreements.
BACKGROUND
Claire joined the Maples Group in 2020. She was previously a partner at another Irish law firm and before that, worked at a leading Magic Circle firm in London.Claire is ranked as a "Next Generation Partner" (The Legal 500), and highly recommended in a number of top-tier independent legal directories (Who's Who Legal), and described as "practical and responsive" (The Legal 500), "technically excellent" (Chambers Europe) and "meticulous in her analysis and extremely responsive" (Managing Intellectual Property) . She was also the only Irish lawyer to be listed in the prestigious '40 under 40' 2018 Global Data Review.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
International Association of Privacy ProfessionalsSociety for Computers and Law
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Corporate
Data, Commercial & Technology
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota, Law School, 1999
University College Dublin, Bachelor of Civil Law (International), 2000
KU Leuven, Masters of Law, LLM, 2001
BAR ADMISSIONS
2006 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
2008 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
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KNOWLEDGE
- The International Comparative Legal Guide - Cybersecurity 2023 15 November 2022
- GDPR: December Deadline on Rule Changes for Ex-EU Data Transfer Arrangements 14 November 2022
- EDPB's Approach to GDPR Fines 10 August 2022
- Data Transfers - Final SCCs deadline is 27 December 2022 23 June 2022
- Ireland Update: GDPR Fourth Anniversary 25 May 2022
- International Data Privacy Day 2022 28 January 2022
- New Irish High Court Intellectual Property and Technology List 08 November 2021
- Data Protection: Key Findings from the EDPB's WhatsApp Ireland Decision 20 September 2021
- In the Spotlight International Data Transfers New Transfer SCCs 15 September 2021
- Cybersecurity and Data Risks Associated with Remote Working 16 August 2021
NEWS & DEALS
- Nine Maples Group Partners Recognised in 12th Edition of Women in Business Law Expert Guide 25 October 2022
- Maples Group appoints Peter Stapleton as Head of Irish Law Firm 03 December 2021
- Eight Senior Appointments at Maples Groups Irish Law Firm 16 March 2021
- Maples Advises Cardinal Capital Group on its Investments in Luzern eCommerce 02 March 2021
- Maples Group Appoints Claire Morrissey to Lead Data Commercial and Technology Practice 28 October 2020