A&L Goodbody LLP’s white-collar criminal law team includes specialist criminal and regulatory lawyers who assist clients with both internal and external investigations, with particular expertise in handling situations involving criminal wrongdoing, regulatory breaches, and criminal trials. Kenan Furlong has longstanding experience of handling money laundering and bribery matters and jointly heads the practice with Joe Kelly, who specialises in local and international regulatory investigations. Ciarán O’Conluain has built a strong reputation for supporting clients in interactions with regulatory authorities and Katie O’Connor manages civil litigation for clients within the financial services, construction, and pharmaceutical sectors. Other key members of the team include Mark Devane, Louise Byrne and Nicholas Cole.

Arthur Cox’s corporate crime team has built a strong reputation for representing clients in all phases of regulatory and criminal enforcement procedures, spanning from investigation to prosecution. The team has a sizable client base featuring a diverse set of domestic and international entities, including regulatory authorities, governmental agencies, private individuals, and financial institutions. Joanelle O'Cleirigh has extensive experience of handling whistleblowing and anti-bribery matters and jointly heads the team with Richard Willis, who specialises in cross-border data governance processes. Deirdre O’Mahony regularly defends organisations and senior individuals in criminal investigations. Senior associates Ciarán Egan and Tara Roche are also noted.

The investigations and white-collar crime team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is sought after by a range of clients, with particular strength in the technology sector, where it assists IT corporates with regulatory investigations and those conducted by the Data Protection Commission. The practice is led by Liam Guidera, who handles a variety of fraud and corporate misconduct matters and investigations. Peter Johnston and Colin Monaghan work with domestic and international clients on contentious regulatory matters. Conor O’Leary is well-known for handling fraud-related affairs for clients from the financial services sector, and Shane Reynolds has built a strong reputation for representing local councils and state bodies in regulatory proceedings before all levels of Irish courts.

McCann FitzGerald LLP’s white-collar crime team acts for regulators and regulated entities in complex regulatory and business crime-related investigations and disputes. One key area of strength for the team is its expertise in fraud and asset tracing affairs leading to a steady stream of instructions to handle cross-border criminal and fraudulent disputes. Audrey Byrne specialises in international litigation and investigations and jointly heads the team with Megan Hooper, who has extensive expertise advising financial institutions on both regulatory and criminal investigations. Experienced litigator Catherine Derrig has been involved in a number of corporate fraud investigations of late, while Donal Hamilton focuses on contentious issues and investigations involving employees and whistleblowing. Michael Coonan, Rosaleen Byrne and Bébhinn Bollard are other key contacts.

William Fry LLP’s white-collar crime practice handles high-profile cases and investigations for clients including public sector bodies, multinational companies, and high-net-worth individuals. The team regularly acts for clients in proceedings before the Irish High Court and advises on money laundering, bribery, and corruption matters. Laura Murdock has significant experience of handling complex multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes involving financial crime and jointly heads the team with Paul Convery, who specialises in shareholder disputes and reputation management issues. Deirdre O’Donovan’s practice often involves advising clients on investigations arising from allegations of corporate wrongdoing and significant data breaches. Other key contacts include Adele Hall, Joanne Ryan, and litigator Garrett Breen.

The white-collar crime team at ByrneWallace LLP is extremely proficient in assuming the roles of both prosecutor and defence in high-profile criminal investigations, with specific expertise in cybercrime and fraud cases. Jon Legorburu has extensive experience of handling investigations and litigation matters for clients from the financial services, healthcare, and insurance sectors and jointly heads the team with Seán O’Donnell, who specialises in contentious regulatory matters. Mark O’Shaughnessy is a key name for regulatory investigations and disputes and acts for domestic and international companies, and Eimear Redmond often advises public bodies on statutory interpretation and EU law obligations. Robert McDermott and Ben Grogan are also noted.

Eversheds Sutherland handles advisory work in the field of anti-bribery, assisting clients with developing procedures, controls, and audits to minimise the risk of bribery and corruption. The team also advises on regulatory investigations and risk management situations. The practice is led by Eoin Mac Aodha, who regularly advises public sector bodies on regulatory functions. Pamela O’Neill is a key name for handling complex regulatory disputes and investigations in the financial services sector, and Ciara Geraghty is experienced in representing clients in judicial reviews and enforcement proceedings. Other key contacts include Norman Fitzgerald, Stephen Barry and Graham Kenny.

Matheson LLP’s regulatory investigations and corporate crime team handles prevention, detection, reporting and risk management of white-collar crimes. Practice head Karen Reynolds has longstanding experience advising financial institutions on a wide range of regulatory issues, including insider dealing, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud, and cyber security breaches. Nicola Dunleavy SC and Deirdre Crowley regularly assist clients with internal corporate investigations and investigations brought by external regulators. Senior associate Deirdre Crowley and recently promoted partner Connor Cassidy are also noted.

The white-collar crime and crisis management team at Beauchamps LLP is proficient in handling regulatory and criminal investigations for clients including financial institutions, charities, public sector entities, and regulatory bodies. Thomas O’Dwyer heads the practice and is experienced in providing reputation and crisis management-related advice to clients facing criminal allegations. Other key members include experienced litigators Sharon Delaney, Edward Lyons and Séan Canniffe.