How can I help your business

• Guide you through cyber crises – including providing strategic support during cyber incidents, coordinating investigations, engaging with regulators and law enforcement, and protecting business continuity and reputation.
• Navigate complex regulatory and governance challenges – including advising your board and senior executives on cybersecurity governance, regulatory compliance, cross-border notification obligations, and operational resilience.
• Build resilience before incidents occur – to strengthen cyber and operational resilience frameworks, assess legal and regulatory risk, enhance crisis preparedness, and develop practical response strategies.

Overview & Expertise

Aisling is a barrister and Of Counsel in Marks & Clerk's AI & Cybersecurity legal advisory practice. She brings extensive experience advising multinational organisations on cybersecurity incident preparedness and response, data protection and privacy law, regulatory investigations and risk management.

Her work has included major ransomware and cyber incidents, coordinating cross-border regulatory notifications, engaging with law enforcement agencies and regulators, and advising boards and senior executives on crisis management and governance issues. She has acted for a broad range of organisations, including FTSE 100 companies, global technology businesses, asset managers, clinical research organisations, entertainment companies and sports governing bodies. She has advised companies on a wide range of related matters, including cyber and operational resilience and advocacy-focussed engagement with regulators.

Alongside her cybersecurity and privacy expertise, Aisling has significant experience in litigation, regulatory defence, internal investigations and white-collar crime matters. This background means she is adept at providing commercially focused advice on complex legal and regulatory risks with an international focus. 

Client Work & Case Experience

• Cybersecurity preparedness — supporting organisations with cybersecurity governance, risk analysis and preparedness exercises.
• Cyber incident response — advising multinational organisations across various sectors in breach management, containment strategy, and regulatory and law enforcement engagement.
• Regulatory defence — advising and coordinating global regulatory response and advocacy-led engagement.
• Data protection and privacy — providing strategic advice on data protection compliance.