Shóna O’Donovan is an associate in the technology regulatory group in the London office. She advises clients, particularly in the technology industry, on a range…
Shóna O’Donovan is an associate in the technology regulatory group in the London office. She advises clients, particularly in the technology industry, on a range of data protection, e-privacy, intermediary liability and online content issues under EU, UK, and Irish law.
Shóna provides strategic advice to companies on complying with data protection, e-privacy and online content laws, as well as defending organizations in cross-border, contentious investigations and regulatory enforcement before EU and UK regulators. In this context, she has represented clients in responding to regulatory requests relating to their compliance with the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, the Digital Services Act, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the Online Safety Act 2023. She also regularly advises clients on how these laws intersect with one another.
In her current role, Shóna gained experience on secondment to the data protection team of a global technology company. In a previous role, she spent seven months on secondment to the European data protection team of a global social media company.
Shóna co-leads Covington’s pro bono work with the Schools Consent Project, and regularly delivers workshops on sexual consent in schools across London. She also regularly provides pro bono advice to non-profits on complying with data protection laws.
Shóna O’Donovan is an associate in the technology regulatory group in the London office. She advises clients, particularly in the technology industry, on a range…
Shóna O’Donovan is an associate in the technology regulatory group in the London office. She advises clients, particularly in the technology industry, on a range of data protection, e-privacy, intermediary liability and online content issues under EU, UK, and Irish law.
Shóna provides strategic advice to companies on complying with data protection, e-privacy and online content laws, as well as defending organizations in cross-border, contentious investigations and regulatory enforcement before EU and UK regulators. In this context, she has represented clients in responding to regulatory requests relating to their compliance with the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, the Digital Services Act, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the Online Safety Act 2023. She also regularly advises clients on how these laws intersect with one another.
In her current role, Shóna gained experience on secondment to the data protection team of a global technology company. In a previous role, she spent seven months on secondment to the European data protection team of a global social media company.
Shóna co-leads Covington’s pro bono work with the Schools Consent Project, and regularly delivers workshops on sexual consent in schools across London. She also regularly provides pro bono advice to non-profits on complying with data protection laws.
