Corporate Crime & Regulation Summit 2026

Derville Rowland is an Executive Board Member of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). Previously, she served as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Ireland, with responsibility for Consumer and Investor Protection, including oversight of retail conduct, securities and markets supervision, anti-money laundering, financial sanctions and enforcement. Derville has held a number of senior international regulatory roles, including as a member of the management board and board of supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), where she chaired the Investment Management Standing Committee. She also served on the board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Before joining the Central Bank, she practised as a barrister in the UK and Ireland.

Tony Cahalan is Head of Financial Integrity Division in the Central Bank of Ireland. The Division is tasked with assessing financial crime risks and supervising measures to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud and targeted financial sanctions evasion in the financial sector in Ireland. He is also Ireland’s alternate member of AMLA’s General Board (Supervisory Composition). He worked previously as Lead Counsel on the European Central Bank’s AML Taskforce in the aftermath of the European AML banking scandals and as an AML expert with the International Monetary Fund.

Brian joined Citibank Europe plc in January 2026 as Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing. A lawyer by training, he spent 16 years in private practice advising on finance, litigation and criminal law before moving into anti-money laundering compliance more than a decade ago. Prior to joining Citibank, Brian held senior financial crime leadership roles at Barclays Bank Europe, where he served as Head of Financial Crime, Europe, and at AIB, where he was Group Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO. He holds a law degree from Trinity College Dublin and completed his professional practice qualification at Nottingham Trent University. Brian is admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland and as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (currently non-practising).

Nathan is a regulatory partner in Ashurst Perkins Coie and is an experienced financial services partner who advises financial institutions and other clients on investigations, disputes, and complex regulatory and legal issues. Nathan Willmott focuses on representing financial institutions, listed companies, trade associations, regulatory bodies and individual members of senior management on investigations, litigation, and other complex regulatory and legal issues. He supports regulated firms and individuals in relation to FCA, PRA, Takeover Panel, AIM, LME, FRC, ESMA and multi-jurisdictional enforcement investigations and proceedings concerning suspected regulatory breaches and criminal offences, skilled person reviews, SMCR and governance issues, thematic reviews, periodic risk assessments, whistleblower investigations, conducting internal investigations and handling related litigation.

Ellen Clarke is Security Counsel at Google based in Washington, D.C., advising on data security, privacy, and cross-border data disclosures. Tri-qualified in Ireland, England & Wales, and Washington, D.C., she focuses on translating complex multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory requirements into operational solutions for technical teams. Before Google, Ellen was a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and clerked in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Data Protection Law from King's Inns in Dublin. As an adjunct professor, she teaches courses on tech policy, national security law, intelligence law, and cybercrime across George Mason University, the University of Georgia, and Georgetown University.

James Wall is an Executive Director within Gallagher's Cyber & Technology practice, specialising in cyber risk, technology liability, and financial lines insurance. He advises organisations ranging from mid-market businesses to multinational corporations on cyber resilience, insurance risk transfer strategies, and emerging technology exposures. James works closely with clients across a broad range of sectors to design insurance solutions that address today's evolving cyber threat landscape, helping businesses navigate complex operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.

Kenan is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Disputes & Investigations group. He leads both our White Collar Crime and Corporate Reputation groups. He has advised on many of Ireland's most high profile corporate crises in recent years. He has market leading expertise in white collar crime, reputational issues, and business-critical commercial disputes. Kenan advises on internal investigations, whistleblowing complaints, dawn raids, money laundering, bribery/corruption, cybercrime, market abuse/insider dealing and export controls/sanctions issues. He also advises clients on managing their relationships with various regulators in Ireland and abroad. Kenan's corporate reputation practice involves advising on reputational issues, including crisis communications and defamation cases. He has particular expertise in online defamation and disputes involving social media companies.

Dario leads ALG's Investigations Practice and is Head of our Regulatory Investigations Group. He coordinates a combined team providing financial regulatory, governance and strategic advice to boards and executive teams on a range of regulatory reviews, compliance remediation and redress programmes and enforcement investigations. Dario has acted on a large range of Central Bank enforcement investigations and related complaints and litigation and has advised clients in financial services and other sectors on implementing, reviewing and enhancing compliance programmes.

Stephen is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate practice, specialising in Insurance & Reinsurance. He is experienced in the areas of insurance, reinsurance, financial regulation, as well as in mergers and acquisitions for insurers, reinsurers and insurance intermediaries. Stephen gained significant experience in the insurance sector as a senior in-house counsel advising a large, US-based multinational life and non-life insurer in respect of its European and EMEA business. Stephen regularly advises domestic and international insurers, reinsurers and insurance intermediaries on M&A transactions, portfolio transfers, reinsurance treaties, regulatory matters, ESG issues, risk management, outsourcing and corporate governance.

Laura Mulleady is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate practice, specialising in Insurance & Reinsurance. Her practice is focused on advising domestic and cross-border insurers, reinsurers, captives and intermediaries on all aspects of non-contentious insurance and reinsurance regulation and transactions. Laura is also the Head of A&L Goodbody's ESG & Sustainability Steering Group and she regularly presents to insurance industry clients on ESG and sustainability-related topics. Laura was named in the global list 'IFLR1000 Women Leaders' 2022 to 2025 consecutively.

Chris Bollard is a partner in A&L Goodbody's market-leading Technology group. He is an expert in privacy, data protection and digital regulation. His clients include some of the largest technology companies in the world. He advises clients on compliance with a host of EU regulations (including the GDPR, the DSA, NIS2, and the TCOR). His investigations practice covers the data protection and content regulation regimes. He frequently counsels clients on the regulatory implications of new and emerging technologies and products and is also well known for supporting clients with major data breach incidents.

Eimear O'Brien is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Financial Regulation group. Eimear advises domestic and international clients on financial services regulation, with a focus on fitness and probity, individual accountability and governance. She has significant experience supporting clients with regulatory engagement, authorisation projects and new product launches across FinTech, payment services, retail banking, consumer finance and digital assets. Her background includes serving as Chief Legal Officer of a high-growth international FinTech expanding into Europe. Eimear also spent time as a regulator, having worked in the Central Bank of Ireland's legal and enforcement divisions.

Bríd Nic Suibhne is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Employment Practice Group and has been with the firm for well over a decade. She supports employers globally across a range of sectors including life sciences, tech, finance, professional services, manufacturing, aviation, healthcare and retail. Clients rely on her support in respect of their most challenging and sensitive employment and HR related issues, both contentious and non-contentious. She has a wealth of experience in complex investigations and crisis management. Brίd is a skilled litigator and has litigated unfair dismissal claims, breach of contract claims, bullying, discrimination and harassment claims, industrial relations disputes, personal injury actions, judicial reviews and injunctions. She has represented employers in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Circuit Court, Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission.

Katie O'Connor is a partner and white collar crime specialist in ALG's Disputes & Investigations group. Katie works with clients to manage all aspects of their interactions with regulators and key law enforcement agencies, before, during and after investigations. She represents various Irish and international corporate clients involved in criminal and regulatory investigations and related civil litigation stemming from such investigations. She acts for a broad range of organisations including financial institutions, technology companies, construction companies, motor manufacturers, pharmaceuticals and a leading charity. Over 15 years Katie has developed considerable experience in dealing with the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB); the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB); the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC); the Health and Safety Authority (HSA); the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC); the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI); the Revenue Commissioners; the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA); and the US Office of the Inspector General (OIG). More recently, she is also advising a number of clients on the regulatory and criminal aspects of newly introduced and proposed legislation establishing new Irish regulators including Comisiun na Mean (the Media Commission), the Electoral Commission and the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland.

Mark is a partner in A&L Goodbody's market-leading Technology group. He advises clients on all aspects of technology and content regulation, data protection and cybersecurity and related issues.

Ciarán Ó Conluain is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Disputes & Investigations group. Ciarán advises market leading corporates and financial institutions on complex commercial disputes and investigations. His experience spans large scale commercial and multiparty litigation, crisis litigation, contentious investigations and enquiries, financial services disputes, product liability issues, contractual disputes, shareholder disputes and mediation. Ciarán has played a leading role in some of the most complex litigation and investigations in which the firm has been involved in recent years.

Eoin O Connor is Head of the Financial Regulatory Advisory Group at A&L Goodbody. He has worked on some of the highest‑profile matters in the Irish and EU markets, including serving as lead counsel on the recent authorisations of Ireland’s two newest credit institutions by the Central Bank of Ireland and the European Central Bank. Eoin advises on compliance with financial services legislation and Central Bank of Ireland codes, prudential requirements, and Irish authorisation and licensing issues. He also advises on asset disposal projects for Irish and international clients, ongoing compliance with conduct of business and other regulatory requirements, anti‑money laundering, financial institutions M&A and the regulation of securitisation activities. Eoin’s experience includes advising banks, investment firms, insurers, fintechs, asset managers, and private equity firms.

Mark Devane is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Disputes & Investigations Group with expertise in advising on all interactions with regulatory bodies, with a particular focus on investigations by the Central Bank of Ireland and European Central Bank. As well as market leading experience on regulatory investigations, Mark's experience includes advising clients on issues relating to fitness and probity, individual accountability, whistleblowing and regulatory inspections. Mark has also represented financial institutions and other regulated entities in the financial services sector in litigation at all levels of the Irish courts.

Aisling Ennis is a senior associate in A&L Goodbody's Disputes & Investigations practice group and specialises in regulatory risks and investigations. Aisling has extensive experience in advising financial institutions and other regulated entities on all aspects of their regulatory obligations and interactions, with a particular focus on entities regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Aisling's experience includes representing clients in regulatory enforcement investigations and providing advice on a broad range of regulatory issues, including, Individual accountability, Fitness and Probity, Administrative Sanctions and Onsite inspections.

Emer Murphy is a senior associate in A&L Goodbody's Employment group. Emer works with employers from a range of sectors on the full suite of employment law matters, including contentious and non-contentious, advisory and corporate matters. Emer advises clients on policy formation, investigations, grievance and disciplinary procedures, industrial relations, dismissals and redundancies, employment equality and equal status claims. Emer represents employers in employment litigation before the Workplace Relations Commission, Labour Court and High Court.

Catherine Moloney is a solicitor in A&L Goodbody’s Insurance and Reinsurance group. Catherine provides advice to insurers, reinsurers, captives, intermediaries and other clients on all aspects of insurance and reinsurance law and regulation.