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Daniel Gallagher

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Daniel Gallagher is a technology, outsourcing and data lawyer.

Recognised by The Legal 500 UK as a “Rising Star” for six consecutive years and highlighted as a “Leading associate” for Fintech and a “key lawyer” for IT in The Legal 500 UK 2025, Daniel specialises in structuring and negotiating complex technology transactions and strategic sourcing solutions, including: technology and business process outsourcing arrangements; cloud services such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; digital transformation projects; software licensing, development and collaboration agreements; and other IP-rich transactions.

Daniel has particular expertise in guiding clients on the development, procurement and deployment of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and connected (IoT) devices, in compliance with digital regulation, and on the governance of their use. He is author of the chapter on Deployer Obligations under the EU AI Act in The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act: A Commentary, and co-author of the chapter on Outsourcing in Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation.

Clients also rely on Daniel for strategic advice on data commercialisation, processing data in complex, cross-border technology arrangements, and how to comply with laws regulating the use of non-personal (industrial) data and personal data. He has developed the CMS Toolkit on Commercialising your data, and sits on the TechUK Digital Twins Council.

Awards & Recognitions

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"Well versed in intellectual property."

Legal 500, 2025
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"Daniel Gallagher is adept at advising on the technology and commercial aspects of fintech transactions."

Legal 500, 2025
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"Daniel Gallagher is recommended for IP transactions."

Legal 500, 2024
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"Daniel Gallagher is recommended for IP transactions.”

Legal 500, 2022
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"A 'Rising Star' for Fintech."

Legal 500, 2022

Relevant experience

Global investment management company on a collaboration with Google DeepMind to develop an AI solution using Google’s Gemini foundation model.
Global asset management group on the provenance of data sets, data use rights and multi-party data sharing agreements (including with data vendors) in relation to an AI-powered analytics solution.
FTSE 100 airline on its development and deployment of AI solutions in compliance with the EU AI Act.
AI company on the design of a comprehensive AI governance framework to support the responsible development and deployment of its AI-enabled blockchain analytics and financial crime detection tools in accordance with best practice.
Global FMCG client on the transformation of its managed IT services to introduce AI-powered capability.
FTSE 100 financial services and asset management company on the design and implementation of an AI ‘triage’ tool for use by the business to identify early-stage governance requirements for the development and/or deployment of AI solutions.
Design and engineering professional services firm on the adoption of AI across its business, including on the use of AI in client-facing services and in internal corporate functions.
FTSE 100 client on the consolidation of its multi-vendor outsourced application maintenance and application development services.
Drafting standard contractual clauses for the procurement of AI systems and updating template services and outsourcing agreements for the use of AI systems for multiple clients (including FTSE 100).
FTSE 100 clients on the risks of deploying enterprise-wide generative AI technology, and implementation of AI impact assessments, guardrails, and legal checklists.
Cryptocurrency custody firm on its strategic technology licensing and software arrangements.
FTSE 100 client on the delivery of transformed IT infrastructure services (including service desk, service orchestration, access management, and hosting services, amongst other critical IT services).
Predictive maintenance services provider on its AI-powered, Internet-of-Things (IoT) services, including relating to the use of data collected from sensors installed within wind turbines.
Market-leading technology and data services provider on its multi-vendor procurement of disaggregated design, build, test, run and systems integrator services.
FTSE 100 clients on the negotiation and sale of IPv4 addresses to global technology providers.
Multiple financial services institutions on outsourcing of business change management services, hardware supply and support services, IT and other facilities management services.
Organisations in compliance with data protection laws and cyber security; cross-border data transfer arrangements, including Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs); data and cyber security issues in complex technology transactions; processing big data and processing data using artificial intelligence; data governance and protection policies and fair processing notices; responding to requests for disclosure of data (including from data subjects or in connection with regulatory investigations or litigation).

Publications

Daniel Gallagher, “Obligations of Deployers of High-Risk AI Systems (Article 26)”, in The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act: A Commentary, eds Ceyhun Necati Pehlivan, Nikolaus Forgó, Peggy Valcke (Wolters Kluwer, 2024).
Daniel Gallagher and Ian Stevens, “Outsourcing”, in Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation, ed. Charles Kerrigan (Sweet and Maxwell, 2023).

Memberships & Roles

Council member, TechUK Digital Twins Council.

Education

2014 – Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, University of Oxford, Oxford.
2004 – M.Phil, St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, Oxford.

Practice Areas

Commercial Intellectual Property Outsourcing

sectors

TMT - Technology, Media & Telecommunications FinTech Technology

Insights by Daniel

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Event International

CMS at World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival 2026

12 Feb 2026

Publication United Kingdom

AI developers pivot to licensing: Why Warner-Suno matters

17 Dec 2025 3 min read

Legal Update United Kingdom

Enhanced data sharing in the UK: Smart Data schemes and the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy 2025

23 Jul 2025 7 min read