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Colin Kavanagh

Colin is a Partner in the Corporate and M&A Group. He is head of the firm’s Life Sciences Group, Media, Entertainment and Sports Group, and Communications Group. Colin provides corporate, commercial, regulatory and intellectual property advice across a range of industries but in particular the life sciences, food, beverage, agri-business, media, telecoms, sports, entertainment and technology sectors. Colin advises those and other industries on mergers, acquisitions and investments, cross-border tax and intellectual property re-organisations, post-acquisition integrations and corporate treasury activities. Colin advises on the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts and arrangements a across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on IP based industries. Colin also advises on the regulation of the life sciences and media industries in Ireland. · Arthur Cox LLP

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About

Partner at Arthur Cox LLP in the Corporate and M&A Group, Colin heads the firm’s Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Sports and Communications groups. He provides corporate, commercial, regulatory and intellectual property advice across life sciences, food, beverage and agri-business, media, telecoms, sports, entertainment and technology sectors, with experience in M&A, cross-border tax and IP reorganisations, post-acquisition integrations, corporate treasury and commercial contracts, and in life sciences and media regulation in Ireland.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ALife SciencesMedia, Entertainment & SportsCommunicationsIntellectual PropertyRegulatoryTechnologyFood, Beverage & Agribusiness

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Expertise

Life SciencesMedia, Entertainment & SportsTelecoms / CommunicationsFood, Beverage & Agri-businessTechnologyMergers & AcquisitionsCross-border tax & IP reorganisationsPost-acquisition integrationsCorporate treasuryCommercial contractsLife sciences regulationMedia regulation

Education

  • BCL, University College Dublin, 1995
  • LLM (Corporate and Commercial), University College Dublin, 1999

Admissions

  • Admitted as a solicitor, 1999
  • Law Society of Ireland