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Jo is a partner, in our technology, IP and information team. Jo is based in our Dublin office and makes frequent visits to the UK. Jo is a specialist in emerging digital regulation and information rights, with a focus on AI and privacy governance work. Jo co-leads the UK and Ireland cyber security practice and has extensive experience of managing cybersecurity breaches and data and confidential information-focused litigation.

Jo has spent more than a decade of her legal career advising on contentious and non-contentious data and IP matters and she works with clients of all sectors and sizes to develop data privacy and AI strategies. Much of Jo's work involves explaining complex privacy and other legal issues to groups of all ability levels; and in addition to running popular privacy training courses Jo is a leading proponent of our innovative legal design programme, tackling legal problems of all sorts with user focused design-thinking.

Jo supports organisations of all sizes and sectors, with a particular focus on tech, communications and e-commerce clients. 

Jo has been listed as Notable Practitioner by Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars 2024 and was one of Global Data Review's Top 40 Under 40 in 2018.

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Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Data & cyber
Commercial & consumer contracts
Copyright & media law
Artificial intelligence
GDPR compliance
Contractual, technology, data and IP due diligence in M&A transactions
Drafting and negotiating the full range of consumer (B2C) contracts
Regulatory issues affecting contractual arrangements

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Consumer & retail
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CV

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2025 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2021 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2016 Associate, Shoosmiths
2011 - 2015 Solicitor, Shoosmiths
2010 - 2011 In-house legal advisor, DHL
2009 - 2011 Trainee Solicitor, Shoosmiths
2023 Admitted as a lawyer, Ireland
2020 LLM Intellectual Property, University of London
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
2009 Legal Practice Course, City Law School, London
2007 Graduate Diploma in Law, Inns of Court School of Law, London
2006 BA Hons Modern History and Politics, University of Oxford

Career

Since 2025 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2025 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2021 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2017 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2016 Associate, Shoosmiths
2011 - 2015 Solicitor, Shoosmiths
2010 - 2011 In-house legal advisor, DHL
2009 - 2011 Trainee Solicitor, Shoosmiths

Education

2023 Admitted as a lawyer, Ireland
2020 LLM Intellectual Property, University of London
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, England, Wales
2009 Legal Practice Course, City Law School, London
2007 Graduate Diploma in Law, Inns of Court School of Law, London
2006 BA Hons Modern History and Politics, University of Oxford

Publications

Landmark Decisions of the European Court of Justice, Larcier, 2014, p 45-60
Copyright in conflict with social media, Intellectual Property Magazine, March 2015
Premier League scores a further victory against overseas broadcasts, Intellectual Property Magazine, April 2014
Focus on: Image Rights (two-part series), Intellectual Property Magazine, November 2013
Social Media Scares: protecting your brand, Intellectual Property Magazine, September 2013
Moral Compass: Moral rights in architecture under English law, Intellectual Property Magazine, December 2012

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IPSoc

Awards

Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2025

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Acquisition, SME: Sherweb Ireland Limited's acquisition of MicroWarehouse

Managing Intellectual Property – IP Stars 2024

Notable practitioner

Legal 500 UK 2023

Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity - Ranked: ‘I’ve work closely with Jo Joyce and she is a spectacular professional, with a deep knowledge of privacy, the applicable laws, and with the capability of thinking like a business.’ ‘I appreciate how diligent Jo Joyce is in getting practical advice to me quickly, and Vin Bange has put together a fantastic team of individuals with good knowledge of privacy laws.’

Managing Intellectual Property - IP Stars 2019

Rising star

Top 40 Under 40 - next generation of lawyers

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