Aideen Burke joins leading corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields Solicitors as a Partner and their new Head of Intellectual Property, Technology, Media and Data Privacy.
Aideen and her team will continue to provide market leading advice to clients in a diverse range of organisations and industries including technology, media, IT, pharma and manufacturing.
Aideen Burke is a highly experienced solicitor with broad-ranging expertise in the areas of IP licensing (including licensing of sports rights), trade marks, commercial contracts, complex IT and software contracts, film and TV development, finance, production and distribution arrangements, media regulation, television broadcasting arrangements, music licensing, data privacy, and defamation.
Aideen has an excellent reputation in the marketplace and has been highly recommended by independent legal directories Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. Aideen returns to the firm following a number of years working as Legal Counsel for an internationally renowned animation studio and, subsequently, for a global media and telecoms company. Aideen has also previously worked for a number of years in a boutique law firm in London.
Commenting on the appointment, David Williams, Managing Partner, LK Shields Solicitors said:
“We are delighted to welcome Aideen Burke back to the firm as a Partner and new Head of our Intellectual Property, Technology, Media and Data Privacy team. Since its foundation, the firm has had a strong reputation for excellence in this area of law. With Aideen at the helm, we look forward to continued strategic growth and development.”
Aideen Burke, Head of Intellectual Property, Technology, Media and Data Privacy, LK Shields Solicitors said:
“I am delighted to lead such a talented and dynamic team. I believe that the breadth of our team’s expertise is unique in the Irish legal market and I look forward to further strengthening the firm’s position as a leader in the areas of IP, Media, Technology and Data Privacy.”
