Financial Services Regulatory
Europe Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 1
Email address
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+353 1 920 1000About
Provided by Arthur Cox
Our Financial Regulation Group advises on a wide variety of EU and Irish regulatory and compliance matters relevant to the financial services industry. We act for a wide range of Irish and international credit institutions, investment firms, asset managers, payment institutions, non-bank lenders and other financial institutions.
We provide advice on Irish authorisation and licensing perimeter issues, compliance with conduct of business rules, regulatory capital, securities market regulations, payment services/fintech, corporate governance, fitness and probity, AML and financial institution M&A (including the acquisition and disposal of financial assets). We also advise on regulatory enforcement actions taken by the Central Bank of Ireland and the European Central Bank and on industry investigations and inquiries.
We advise many of Ireland’s leading financial institutions. In addition, we have assisted many major international financial institutions on their establishment in Ireland and on their activities in Ireland. We regularly advise international law firms on Irish regulatory matters. The firm has also advised Government departments and trade bodies on specialist matters.
Chambers Review
Arthur Cox regularly advises major Irish and international clients on domestic and EU financial regulatory matters. The law firm boasts a full-service department that assists banks, funds and insurance companies with a whole host of compliance mandates, including licence applications and the establishment and withdrawal of Irish operations. The department demonstrates additional prowess in representing clients in investigations launch by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Arthur Cox is fully equipped to handle all complex regulatory advisory work."
"Arthur Cox is very responsive and provides a great service level. It also provides clear and succinct advice."
"The team at Arthur Cox is fully equipped to handle all complex regulatory advisory work."
"Arthur Cox is very responsive and provides a great service level. It also provides clear and succinct advice."
Notable Practitioners
Robert Cain is lauded as a significant name in the financial services regulatory environment. He is well versed in advising banks on the regulatory aspects of entering and withdrawing from the Irish market. He has additional expertise in licence applications and tracker mortgages, and assists with matters connected to Central Bank investigations.
"Robert Cain gives excellent, practical advice."