Deputy Commissioner Data Protection Commission Graham Doyle is Deputy Commissioner and Head of Corporate Affairs, Media and Communications at the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), having been first appointed in October 2017.
Partner McCann FitzGerald Adam Finlay is Partner at McCann FitzGerald, advising on a wide range of data protection, information technology, intellectual property, cyber security and outsourcing issues. His clients include international and domestic market leaders, innovative disruptors and regulatory bodies.
He acts as trusted advisor to clients on all aspects of data protection and e-privacy law and compliance strategies, with a particular focus on providing sector specific and commercial advice.
Amy Brick Amy Brick is a Partner at McCann FitzGerald, and is an experienced litigator with particular expertise advising on matters with a regulatory, public law or economic aspect. She has acted for a number of regulators across various sectors in challenges to regulatory decisions, supervisory and enforcement actions, and in complex investigations. Amy also specialises in contentious data protection and privacy matters, particularly those arising under the GDPR, including data breach claims.
Catherine Walsh Catherine Walsh is a Senior Associate in the Technology & Innovation Group. She advises clients throughout the private and public sectors on a wide range of technology, IT outsourcing and services agreements and also provides specialist data protection, intellectual property and e-commerce advice.
Global Practice Director BSI Conor Hogan is Global Practice Director (Data Governance) at BSI. Conor oversees BSI's global practice team of data protection and privacy professionals, along with an expert eDiscovery and digital forensics team. His teams support clients from across the world to meet the evolving challenges of privacy and data protection compliance. As an outsourced DPO, Conor and his team advise on complex operational and strategic privacy challenges. Conor supports BSI’s clients to embed privacy and data protection into the fabric of their operations in a proactive and pragmatic manner.
Partner McCann FitzGerald Doug McMahon is a Partner at McCann FitzGerald. He advises on a wide range of matters including information technology, intellectual property, data protection, cyber security, confidentiality and freedom of information.
Doug has particular expertise in relation to the implementation of the GDPR in private and public sector organisations. He also has significant experience advising in relation to data protection breaches and data security incidents, from initial investigation and reporting to resolution. Doug lectures and provides workshops for clients and industry organisations on a number of topics, including obligations under the GDPR. Doug leads PDP's well-regarded in-person and virtual training course on Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments.
Former Data Protection Commissioner for Jersey Emma Martins has worked in data protection for over 25 years. Starting her career as a data protection officer in the public sector, she moved to work in the regulatory office for Jersey, Channel Islands, in 2002. Since then, she has been Commissioner for Jersey and, since 2018, for the Bailiwick of Guernsey where she worked with a team responsible for implementation, oversight, and adequacy assessment for the new GDPR standard legal framework for the Islands.
Her fixed term in that role finished in December 2023. In January 2024, Emma was appointed as Chief Commissioner for the Data and Marketing Commission. She also has a small portfolio of work acting in an advisory role and is a charity trustee. Throughout her career, Emma has been committed to driving high standards of ethical and legal data handling and encouraging more inclusive and accessible conversations around the role of data in our lives. She is a strong advocate of cultural engagement and has spearheaded a number of community-wide initiatives to support social and economic benefits that come with effective data protection. In March 2024, Emma was chosen to lead the Independent Review into the use of mobile messaging apps in Scottish Government.
Fedelma Good Fedelma Good is an independent Privacy Consultant, having previously co-led PwC client facing Data Protection Legal team in the UK. Prior to that she was Director of Information Governance & Strategy at Barclays Bank, where she was a founding member of the Bank’s Information Business team.
Originally from Dublin, Fedelma now lives in London and is a self-proclaimed data geek with a particular interest in the intersection of technology, data and privacy. She was shortlisted for the Privacy Award for Achievement in PICCASO’s Privacy Awards 2022, an award which recognises those who have been around the block and back and who have contributed greatly to the privacy industry for more than 25 years. Client feedback in the most recent Legal500 directory pays testament to the breath and depth of her knowledge and experience.
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 a leading expert on data protection and advises a large number of private sector entities and public bodies on their data protection obligations under existing and prospective data protection law, including advising on subject access requests, data security incidents, marketing obligations and consents, record retention matters, data protection notices, policies and privacy statements, data controller and data processor registrations as well as solutions to facilitate the transfer of data outside the EEA. Paul is heavily involved in advising a number of private sector and public sector clients on their obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including carrying out data protection assessments and audits and completing data inventories in order to advise clients on what changes to processing activities, data protection notices and agreements etc to ensure compliance with GDPR. Paul is a Member of the Examination Board for the Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection and also leads PDP's highly acclaimed Handling Access Requests training course (on an in-person and virtual basis).
Ruth Hughes Ruth Hughes is a Senior Associate in the Technology & Innovation Group. She has significant experience advising clients in the private and public sector on a wide range of commercial contract, IT outsourcing, intellectual property, data protection and freedom of information matters and also provides specialist advice in advertising.
Director of AI Governance Logitech Simon Rice is Director of AI Governance at Logitech.
He is a seasoned professional in the fields of data protection, information security, and AI. He has held several high-profile positions throughout his career, demonstrating his expertise and leadership in these critical areas.
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