INDIVIDUAL PROFILE

Eimear O'Brien

FinTech 2026

Hogan Lovells (Ireland)

Ranked in 1 practice area

FinTech Legal

Ireland

2 years ranked

About

Provided by Hogan Lovells (Ireland)

Practice Areas

Eimear is a partner in Hogan Lovells financial regulatory practice and is based in Dublin.

Eimear’s practice focuses particularly on FinTech, payment services, retail financial services, crowdfunding, banking regulation, consumer protection, crypto and anti-money laundering.

Prior to joining the firm, Eimear was the Chief Legal Officer and Executive Director of an equity crowdfunding platform and previously led an international firm's financial services regulatory practice in Ireland. Eimear previously worked in both the Legal and Enforcement Divisions of the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and uses knowledge of the CBI’s approach to non-contentious and investigatory matters to guide and advise clients on interactions with the regulator.

Time on secondment to the legal team of a UK retail bank and assisting the launch of a start-up in Ireland is part of Eimear’s first-hand domestic and international experience of launching new products and supporting businesses in the context of an evolving regulatory landscape and the management of regulatory risk.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Professional Advisers: FinTech

FinTech Legal - Ireland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Eimear O'Brien is a partner in Hogan Lovells' global regulatory practice in Dublin and co-head of its global FinTech practice. O'Brien advises FinTechs on a broad range of regulatory compliance matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Eimear is great, really amazing, really knowledgeable and approachable. She shares valuable information and tries to understand the business and what’s needed.
FinTech LegalProfessional Advisers: FinTech
Eimear is incredibly well researched, always up to speed on the current regulatory environment and the communication is very clear.
FinTech LegalProfessional Advisers: FinTech
Eimear is an assured, responsive and highly intelligent practitioner. She approaches all problem solving with a creative, commercial and risk-based lens.
FinTech LegalProfessional Advisers: FinTech