Aoife O'Sullivan
Senior Associate, Galway Office
Aoife is a Senior Associate in our Healthcare Team with specialist experience in acting for medical professionals, institutions and their indemnifiers in Ireland.
Aoife has extensive experience in advising healthcare professionals in both public and private Hospitals in the defence of medical claims in the Irish Courts. Aoife also advises healthcare professionals and hospitals at coroner’s inquests. She has negotiated settlements with and without counsel and has also experience in mediation.
Aoife also practises in the Cyber and Data Protection Department. Aoife also advises both private and public organisations in relation to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018.
Education
National University of Ireland Galway (BCL)
University College Cork (LLM)
Law Society of Ireland (Certificate in English and Welsh Land Law)
Professional
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
Qualified Data Protection Practitioner (PDP - Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection)
very comprehensive– The Legal 500
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