The Best Practices Seminar 2025 is an annual event organized by Arthur Cox LLP, focusing on new and evolving legal trends pertinent to in-house counsel. This seminar provides a platform for legal professionals to engage with current issues and developments in the legal industry.
The seminar's agenda includes sessions on artificial intelligence in the legal industry, AI literacy and obligations under the AI Act, GDPR considerations in the context of AI, and cultural intelligence for building effective legal teams. These topics are presented by esteemed speakers such as Professor Dan Hunter, Aoife Mac Ardle, Colin Rooney, and Ritika Wadhwa.
Attendees can benefit from networking opportunities during registration, coffee breaks, and lunch. The event also features a General Counsel panel discussing challenges facing in-house counsel and strategies to address them, providing practical insights and fostering professional connections.
This seminar is ideal for in-house counsel seeking to stay informed about legal trends, enhance their professional development, and connect with peers in the industry.
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Speakers(7)
Ailish Finnerty
Partner and Chair at Arthur Cox
Ailish is a partner in the Tax Group at Arthur Cox and serves as the firm's Chair. She specializes in corporate tax planning for international clients, including financial institutions, multinational corporations, private equity houses, and hedge funds, particularly in the life sciences and technology sectors.
Aoife Mac Ardle
Of Counsel, Technology and Innovation at Arthur Cox
Aoife advises on data privacy issues and commercial contracts for a range of domestic and international clients, including technology companies, financial institutions, and multinational corporates. She specializes in GDPR compliance and regulatory investigations.
Colin Rooney
Partner and Head of Technology and Innovation at Arthur Cox
Colin has extensive experience advising clients on information management issues, covering all aspects of data processing across various industry sectors. His practice also emphasizes commercial IT agreements, and he frequently speaks on data protection and freedom of information topics.
Mairad Duncan-Jones
Partner and Head of Knowledge, Learning and Development at Arthur Cox
Mairad is responsible for managing the firm's Knowledge, Learning & Development function at Arthur Cox. She focuses on providing training and development opportunities to empower the firm's people to achieve excellence and supports clients in navigating complex legal issues.
Professor Dan Hunter
Executive Dean at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London
Dan is an international expert in internet and intellectual property law, AI & law, and legal tech and innovation. He holds a PhD from Cambridge on the cognitive science of legal reasoning and has founded four startups in edtech, legaltech, and regulatory technology.
Ritika Wadhwa
Founder at Prabhaav Global
Ritika has over 30 years of experience working at Board level across three continents with senior stakeholders in both public and private sectors. She is on a mission to bring inclusion and innovation to organizations through Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and is a sought-after keynote speaker.
Stephen Ranalow
Partner and Head of Corporate and M&A at Arthur Cox
Stephen has advised on some of the largest corporate transactions in recent years, including takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, cross-border transactions, corporate migrations, IPOs, rights issues, public offerings, reorganizations, and joint ventures.
Event Details
- Date
- November 26, 2025
- Location
- 🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
- Arthur Cox LLP
- Audience
- In-house counsel
- CLE Credits
- CPD: 90 minutes, Professional Development & Solicitor Wellbeing; 30 minutes, Client Care and Professional Standards; 45 minutes, Client Care and Professional Standards; 90 minutes, Professional Development and Solicitor Wellbeing; 45 minutes, Professional Development and Solicitor Wellbeing