Maria Walsh
Senior Associate, Dublin Office
Maria is a Senior Associate, practising as part of the firm's Corporate and Commercial team. Her practice covers a range of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, corporate governance, joint ventures and equity fundraising matters.
Maria has experience advising both private and public sector clients on best practice in data protection and, specifically, GDPR compliance. She is a qualified Data Protection Practitioner having obtained a Distinction award in PDP Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection.
Maria previously worked in the Corporate team at a private practice in a leading commercial law firm in Northern Ireland. She has experience working with a large range of clients including private individuals, start-up companies and multinational entities in the technology, healthcare, retail and hospitality and manufacturing sectors.
Education
Queens’ University, Belfast (LLB, Law)
Queens’ University, Belfast, (Professional Legal Studies)
Professional
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
'Maria does a fantastic job in following up to ensure the strategy is executed. Has a very high attention to detail.'– The Legal 500 (2025)
The level of engagement provided by the RDJ team is exceptional.– The Legal 500 (2024)
An excellent firm which provides first-class advice.– Chambers Europe (2024)
RDJ is the firm that I always gravitate towards first.– The Legal 500 (2024)
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