Mark is a partner in A&L Goodbody's market-leading Technology group. He advises clients on all aspects of technology and content regulation, IP, data protection and related issues. Mark's practice also involves drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and advising on the IP, technology and data protection aspects of corporate M&A transactions.
Mark is named as a ‘Key lawyer' in Legal 500 2024 for data privacy and data protection (including IT) and intellectual property. Mark was also listed as a 'Rising star' in IPStars 2021.
Areas of Expertise
Technology/Data Privacy/Commercial Contracts/Intellectual Property
Experience Advising:
- Multiple European social media and tech platforms, as well as domestic entities, on their compliance with the GDPR including on issues concerning transparency, accountability, contracting, international transfers and other advisory work relating to their GDPR compliance posture.
- Various entities on GDPR pre-GDPR and GDPR investigations brought by the Irish Data Protection Commission.
- Multiple multi-national and domestic entities on their personal data breach responses as well as their response to data subject access requests and related DPC complaints.
- Multiple providers of VLOP and VLOSE services, and other providers, on all aspects of their compliance (and/or preparation for compliance) with the DSA and other applicable content regulation laws in Ireland and the EU.
- Leading Irish insurers, mortgage providers and banks on IT and other commercial contracts relating to the provision of third party IT and other services.
- A French domestic bank on the entry into a new SaaS agreement.
- Multiple Irish state bodies on ICT and other services procurements.
- Multiple purchasers and bidders on the IP, IT and DP aspects of technology-focused investments and M&A transactions relating to Irish target companies or companies with Irish operations.
Market Recommendations
‘Mark Ellis is excellent – a clear thinker who combines practical expertise with a listening ear and an understanding of client commercial aims.’ (Legal 500 2024)
‘Mark Ellis is very knowledgeable of the law but also practical and commercial in his approach to negotiation. He is very responsive and kept the matter we were working on moving forward despite unanticipated delays.’ (Legal 500 2024)
'Rising star.' (IP Stars 2021)
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - 2010
- LLB (Hons) First class degree, Trinity College Dublin - 2009
Mark Ellis
Partner,
Technology
Dublin