Matheson's Financial Services Regulatory Investigations team lead the market in advising on a full range of regulatory investigations and enforcement matters, including administrative sanction procedures, fitness and probity, insider dealing and market abuse investigations.
Our clients include funds, fintechs, digital asset firms, virtual asset providers, insurers, payment and e-money institutions as well as senior individuals. We have acted in the most complex and sensitive regulatory matters in Ireland involving the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) and the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO), as well as in appeals to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal (IFSAT) and the Superior Courts.
We offer a unique, multi-disciplinary model that combines deep regulatory expertise with specialists in insurance, fintech, retail banking, funds to name a few, with seasoned litigators experienced in managing contentious proceedings, reputation risk, and regulatory strategy.
Our Expertise Includes:
- Guiding clients through the Central Bank’s administrative sanctions procedure.
- Establishing and navigating internal investigations and contentious regulatory processes.
- Crisis, risk and reputation management.
- Handling information requests, including statutory requests for information.
- Advising on fair procedures, statutory and judicial appeal mechanisms.
- Assisting with large scale remediation projects and risk mitigation plans.
