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FICC Speakers - Trade Secrets - Peter Bolger

Any confidential business information which provides an enterprise a competitive edge may be considered a trade secret. They are a valuable business asset and steps should be taken to identify and protect them. In 2018, the EU passed the Trade Secrets Directive to assist businesses in this task.

Peter Bolger is Head of Intellectual Property, Technology and Data Privacy at LK Shields. He advises clients on all aspects of privacy law in respect of compliance, registration, international transfers, policies and audits including the GDPR.

His substantial practice centres on assisting national and international clients in dealing with the Irish and EU aspects of IP protection, strategy, commercialisation and enforcement, domestic and cross-border commercial, IP, tech and tax-related agreements and re-organisations and all aspects of technology agreements from enterprise to SaaS licensing (with a focus on fintech).

Peter is also specialises in media law for Irish and multinational clients.