Lawrence D. O'Neill - Profile

Lawrence D. O'Neill was born in Granite City, Illinois to Lawrence Frederick O'Neill, a highly decorated Irish-American fighter pilot and ace, and Dorothy Lee Breckenridge, a member of the renowned American Breckenridge family. His formative years were spent on various naval bases where his father was stationed. He completed his secondary education at St. Aloysius School in Malta and earned a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Army in the Army Security Agency, with an assignment to the National Security Agency (NSA). Lawrence later obtained his law degree from the University of Baltimore and held senior government roles in the White House and the Department of Commerce. After departing from government service in 1981, he began his legal career in private practice with Fenwick, Davis, Stone, and West, subsequently becoming a partner at Winston and Strawn. He later relocated to Europe, serving as Secretary General to SITA in Paris before establishing his own firm with offices in Dublin and New York. Lawrence D. O'Neill is a highly seasoned attorney specializing in banking and finance, data protection and privacy, information technology and telecommunications, international trade, complex international litigation, corporate affairs, international tax, and business organization. His diverse and extensive practice encompasses various areas, including complex international litigation, public share offerings, business mergers and acquisitions, business strategy, intellectual property protection, technology policy development, regulatory advice, product management, business development, and the management of global businesses. He boasts significant expertise in handling complex international litigation cases.