Cathal McDermott is an Assistant General Counsel in the Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs team at Microsoft leading a team working on European legal regulatory issues, including AI and privacy. Cathal has over a decade of experience leading privacy and regulatory legal work in Europe and internationally for global technology companies. Prior to joining Microsoft, he led European legal teams at Dropbox and Red Hat and practised privacy law in Dublin. Cathal holds a law degree from Trinity College, Dublin, a Master of Laws from University College, London and technology law qualifications from Queen Mary University and the University of Cambridge.