Zelda Deasy

Bio

Zelda is a Partner in the Byrne Wallace Shields LLP Corporate Department who specialises in data protection and privacy as a member of the Byrne Wallace Shields LLP cross-departmental Data Protection Team.

Zelda advises both private sector organisations and public bodies on all data protection matters, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating data transfer/data sharing agreements, data processing agreements, online terms and conditions, privacy/cookies policies, records of processing activities and data protection policies. She advises on international data transfers, data subject access requests, data protection impact assessments, e-privacy/direct marketing requirements, data protection gap analyses, data protection by design, data protection in the context of corporate transactions and general data protection advisory and compliance work.

Zelda advises on commercial contracts, including service provider, agency/marketing and distribution and outsourcing agreements across a wide range of sectors, including the telecoms, technology, construction, energy, transport, life sciences, healthcare, financial services and FMCG sectors. Zelda’s clients include companies at all stages of development from start-ups and entrepreneurs to SMEs and scaling companies to large domestic and multi-national organisations and public bodies.

Zelda has extensive experience in general corporate and commercial matters, both transactional and advisory. Her experience includes private equity/venture capital, mergers and acquisitions and restructurings, joint ventures, seed and growth stage fundraisings, shareholders’ agreements, limited partnerships, corporate governance and compliance and advising on company law matters.

Zelda’s combined experience in corporate/commercial law and her data protection and commercial contracts expertise enables her to provide practical, solution focused advices to clients, while ensuring compliance with data protection regulatory requirements.