FinTech Legal - Ireland
What the team is known for
A&L Goodbody represents big tech companies and payments processors, as well as financial institutions and start-up FinTechs. The team's expertise includes IPOs, M&A and joint venture agreements, as well as regulatory compliance advice and licensing applications.
Strengths
"A&L Goodbody have a really diverse depth in the team, meaning that there is always access to expert advice. There is always a partner leading the engagement who is very responsive and always team members available to pick up work if required. This structure works really well."
"In my experience, A&L Goodbody are well equipped to handle very complex financial services regulatory legal issues. Their advice is practical, actionable and timely. The lawyers that have advised us have considerable expertise in financial services regulatory law and a really strong understanding of the regulator's expectations of firms operating in the FinTech space."
"They have a depth of knowledge and market understanding that significantly benefits the substance of advice they provide. They are attentive to client needs and proactive in engaging."
Work highlights
A&L Goodbody advised Paysend EU DAC on an application for authorisation as an e-money institution.
