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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 gives very hands-on, clear, quick and helpful advice and great knowledge of market practices.
The firm is highly responsive and delivers quality, commercial advice in a timely manner. The lawyers understand the intricacies of our complex business model and reflect this in their advice.
A&L Goodbody has deep knowledge of both the sector in Ireland and the regulatory expectations. It also has very approachable and responsive personnel.
Work Highlights
A&L Goodbody advised Chase Paymentech, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase, on regulatory matters relating to its operations in Europe.
Notable practitioners
Patrick Brandt is a partner and head of the financial regulation practice group at A&L Goodbody. Brandt advises banks and FinTechs on financial services and payments law regulatory matters.
Patrick Brandt is very thoughtful and pragmatic.
Louise Hogan is a senior associate at A&L Goodbody and an expert in financial regulation. Hogan advises payments processors, banks, e-money institutions and other FinTechs on regulatory matters.
Louise Hogan is very active and a great lawyer who we very much enjoy working with. She is our go-to lawyer at A&L Goodbody for financial regulatory and FinTech matters.
Louise Hogan is the top of the line: she is very responsive, collaborative and a pleasure to work and interact with.
Louise Hogan gives responsive and clear advice.