Eoin O'Connor

Eoin is a financial services regulatory partner based in Dublin and provides advice on compliance with consumer protection legislation and codes issued by the Central Bank of Ireland, prudential requirements and Irish authorisation and licensing issues. He also advises on asset disposal projects by Irish and international clients, ongoing compliance with the conduct of business and other requirements, anti-money laundering, financial institution M&A and the regulation of securitization activities. Eoin advises across the sustainable finance spectrum, and his experience includes advising asset managers, private equity firms, banks and insurers on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and the EU Taxonomy Regulation.

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, Eoin was head of the Irish regulatory practice at Walkers, where his experience included acting for a wide range of domestic and international financial institutions, including commercial banks, investment banks and asset managers, funds, fund service providers and international law firms.

Eoin has co-ordinated a multi-year project through the Irish charity Business to Arts, securing funding to sponsor a photographer-in-residence and providing photography training and camera equipment for the students of CBS Westland Row in inner-city Dublin. Eoin has a keen interest in the outdoors and environmental issues generally.