Our People

• University College Dublin (BCL European Legal Studies)
• University College Dublin (Postgraduate Diploma, EU Law)
• Universite de Haute Normandie, Rouen, France

• Licensing Executives Society
• Society for Computers and Law
• International Trade Mark Association (INTA)
• American Bar Association
• American Chamber of Commerce
• Network Dublin
• Irish Franchise Association
• The Intellectual Property Institute

Jeanne is a partner in Mason Hayes & Curran's Commercial Department. Jeanne studied law at University College Dublin and at the Universite de Haute Normandie, Rouen, France. Jeanne joined Mason Hayes & Curran from the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Unit of another leading Irish firm. She advises both public and private clients in relation to contract, data protection, telecommunications, information technology and intellectual property issues.

Jeanne has co-authored the second edition of Business Law, published by Oxford University Press. She has also co-authored a book on Irish Information Technology law by Cavendish, a book on Data Protection Law in Ireland published by Thompson Round Hall in 2004 and the Irish chapter of Le traite dessins et des modeles (Greffe, Litec, 2008, France). Jeanne is the Chairman for the LES Britain and Ireland's Irish branch. She is also a committee member of the Irish Society of European Law and an active member of the Irish Franchise Association. At the Law School of the Law Society of Ireland, Jeanne is a guest lecturer in commercial drafting, electronic commerce law, software licensing law, and data protection law. Jeanne is a regular speaker and attender at IP law conferences in Ireland and abroad.

Areas of Expertise:

• Commercial Law
• Intellectual Property
• IT Law
• Data Protection
• Outsourcing
• Franchising

Recommendations:

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2011.
Jeanne is recommended as a lawyer in the area of ‘Intellectual Property', where she ‘focuses on non-contentious work and has a strong advisory practice.’

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2010.
Jeanne is recommended as a lawyer in the area of ‘information technology’, ‘who is particularly strong on data protection and outsourcing.’ Jeanne is also recommended as a lawyer in the area of ‘intellectual property’, where she ‘works on non-contentious matters and is ‘fantastic; she’s one of the best communicators in the Irish legal market,’ according to clients.

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2009.
Jeanne is recommended as a lawyer in the area of 'information technology.'

The Who's Who of International Franchise Lawyers, 2011.
Jeanne is one of only two Irish lawyers listed in the above.

Which Lawyer? Practical Law Company 2010.
Jeanne is recognised as a lawyer in the area of ‘Intellectual Property’.

Which Lawyer? Practical Law Company 2009.
Jeanne is recognised as a lawyer in the area of ‘Intellectual Property’.