FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 1
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Provided by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
Our Fintech legal expertise has been recognised with a Band 1 ranking in the Chambers FinTech guide.
We are at the forefront of Fintech advisory and transactional work, providing pioneering advice on the legal challenges and opportunities in this rapidly evolving area.
Our highly skilled team brings together financial regulation, data privacy and IT legal experts, offering global expertise coupled with detailed industry insight.
We are regularly called upon to assist Fintech clients navigate the interplay between technology, data and financial services regulation. Our clients trust us to solve their complex Fintech problems, including blockchain, distributed ledgers, big data analytics, insurtech, smart contracts, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Our diverse roster of clients ranges from some of the world’s best-known financial institutions and data-driven organisations to fast-scaling disruptive fintech businesses and investors.
Recent work includes:
- Advising new Fintech entrants to the Irish market on scope of regulation issues and licencing.
- Advising licenced Fintechs on change of control processes and managing these.
- Advising disruptive Fintech firms on issues like PSD2 and e-money licencing, e-commerce and payments, virtual asset services, GDPR, Central Bank licencing, MiFID II and Solvency II.
- Providing cutting edge Fintech law advice to established financial organisations as they continue to transform their products and systems for the digital world.
Chambers Review
Mason Hayes & Curran's FinTech team advises on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, big data, smart contracts and AI. The team also handles InsurTech matters and tech outsourcing for financial services businesses.
Work Highlights
- Mason Hayes & Curran advised InsurTech business Companjon Insurance DAC on Europe-wide regulatory matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mason Hayes & Curran has a huge depth of knowledge and experience at their disposal. It is a full-service firm in the true sense, with capability to advise in any practice area."
"They are always excellent and market leaders for payments regulatory work in the country. They have a highly skilled team with a deep bench of regulatory experts. I always feel in good hands."
"Mason Hayes & Curran has a huge depth of knowledge and experience at their disposal. It is a full-service firm in the true sense, with capability to advise in any practice area."
"They are always excellent and market leaders for payments regulatory work in the country. They have a highly skilled team with a deep bench of regulatory experts. I always feel in good hands."
Notable Practitioners
Rowena Fitzgerald is a partner in the financial services team at Mason Hayes & Curran. Fitzgerald is recognised for FinTech regulatory advice, and has expertise in advising cryptocurrency projects.
"Rowena is among the very best of the next generation of partners in this area in Dublin."
"Rowena Fitzgerald provided pragmatic and professional advice. She was acutely aware of the context and understood what, as a company, we were trying to do."
"Rowena is an excellent lawyer that delivers sharp and on-point advice."
Sarah Cloonan is a partner in the financial services team at the firm and has experience advising on regulatory matters. Cloonan often advises major international tech companies on their operations in Ireland.
"Sarah's advice was clear and precise and reflected profound expertise."
"Sarah Cloonan is an excellent support who provides pragmatic and knowledgeable advice."
"Sarah strongly advocates on her client's behalf and has the difficult conversations with regulators required to deliver for her clients."
Liam Flynn is co-head of the FinTech team at Mason Hayes & Curran. He specialises in regulatory and transactional matters, and has expertise in advising cryptocurrency and digital assets businesses on Irish regulations.
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