Rory Curtis is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the Litigation Department as well as the Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Practice Groups.
Rory’s practice focuses on advising clients on matters relating to data privacy, artificial intelligence, online safety, cybersecurity, and new areas of digital regulation, including in the context of regulatory compliance counselling, investigations, litigation and complex corporate transactions. Rory advises clients on compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and other state and federal laws relating to privacy, artificial intelligence, online safety and cybersecurity.
Rory also helps clients in meeting their obligations under European regulations. Having also worked as an attorney in Ireland, Rory has vast experience advising international clients on the General Data Protection (GDPR), particularly on matters relating to international data transfers, data processing agreements, transparency, law enforcement requests and data subject rights. He has worked on several regulatory investigations undertaken by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). In addition, he has significant expertise in assisting his clients with managing risks under emerging areas of technology regulation in Europe, including the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the Digital Services Act (DSA), and the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act).
Rory received his law degree (BCL) from the University College Dublin (UCD) Sutherland School of Law in 2018. At UCD, Rory was a member of the editorial board for the UCD Law Review. Rory graduated from Cambridge University in 2020 with a Master of Laws (LLM).
Rory is admitted to practice in the State of New York and in Ireland.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Rory was an associate in the Technology & Innovation practice group in Arthur Cox in Dublin, Ireland.
Capabilities
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Consumer Protection
- Litigation
- Tech and Innovation
Credentials
Education:
- University of Cambridge - 2020 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- University College Dublin - 2018 Bachelor of Civil Law
Admissions:
- Ireland - Solicitor
- New York Bar