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Highly Recommended
TMT: European Legal 500 2011
John O'Connor "really produces the goods for his clients."
Information Technology: Chambers Europe 2010
John O'Connor is praised as a straightforward and commercially minded lawyer who, in the words of one client, "really understands the requirements of our business and gives us advice in plain, jargon-free English."
Information Technology: Chambers Europe 2009
John O'Connor "understands where the client is coming from and is keen to get the deal done," say sources.
Chambers Europe 2008
John is also recognised as a leading lawyer by PLC Which Lawyer for Outsourcing and Life Sciences and European Legal 500.
Expertise
John is a partner and head of the Technology and Commercial Contracts Group at Matheson Ormsby Prentice. He has extensive experience in advising both suppliers and customers in relation to their commercial arrangements including their technology and outsourcing transactions.
On the technology side of John's practice, he advises his clients in relation to systems implementations, IT outsourcing and services arrangements, cloud computing, licensing and re-seller arrangements, data protection, intellectual property and e-business. On the commercial contracts side of John's practice he typically advises in relation to agency, distribution, franchising, manufacturing, business process outsourcing, facilities management and partnering agreements.
Prior to joining Matheson Ormsby Prentice John worked at a leading London City firm where he gained significant experience of large scale technology and commercial transactions.
John is a frequent public speaker and regularly presents at seminars in relation to public procurement and in relation to outsourcing and managed services.
John has been published in legal and business journals in the UK and Ireland John is a Member of the Law Society of England and Wales (non-practising), a member of the Society for Computers and Law and a member of the UK National Outsourcing Association.
John co-authored the Irish chapters for Getting the Deal Through Life Sciences 2011 and PLC Outsourcing Handbook 2011/12.
Education
University College Cork, BA
University of Wales, LLB
Highlights
John has advised:
- Xerox in relation to the outsourcing of its call centre activities - the largest outsourcing in Ireland to date
- a specialist food manufacturer in relation to a substantial outsourcing of production of one of its core products
- various customers in relation to their procurement and implementation of SAP, LIMS and other systems implementation projects
- a large manufacturer on their European distribution and agency arrangements
- Champion Products Europe in its distribution arrangements with JJB Sports plc
- AIB plc, throughout 2006 and 2007, on its market leading data centre relocation and migration arrangements and related fibre arrangements
- An Post in its ground breaking joint venture with Fortis Bank in relation to their financial product distribution arrangements and IT systems integration
- a supplier of interactive television advertising technology and IPTV technology in relation to a number of arrangements with large UK broadcasters
- a large retailer relating to a significant IT outsourcing
- two Irish banks on a number of intra-group outsourcing arrangements
- a life assurance company on all aspects of the first major life and pensions administration outsourcing in the UK and Irish markets
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