Regulatory Enforcement Round Up 2026

Event

Regulatory Enforcement Round Up

24 March 2026

The Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin 2

2.00pm - 5.15pm

Regulatory Enforcement Round Up

Join A&L Goodbody’s Regulatory Investigations Group for our in‑person annual Regulatory Enforcement Round Up 2026, taking place on Tuesday 24 March in The Round Room, Mansion House.

This year we are delighted to be joined by Francesca Harte, Joint Head of Enforcement Investigations at the Central Bank to discuss the key enforcement and intrusive supervisory priorities of the Central Bank and how the regulator’s enforcement work is relevant more broadly to firms’ engagements with the Central Bank.

You will also hear from our regulatory experts across Financial Regulation, Banking, Insurance, Investment Funds, Payments, Fintech and Investment Services for practical discussions on how to manage regulatory enforcement risk and where regulatory risk may lie in your business over the coming year. We are also delighted to welcome guest international insights.

We are particularly excited that speakers include all four partners in our expanded Financial Regulatory Advisory Group, who work seamlessly with ALG’s Regulatory Investigations Group, providing deep insights across all markets for financial services firms.

This conference will qualify for 2.5 hours General CPD with the Law Society of Ireland.

Agenda

2.00pm to 2.30pm

Early arrival and light lunch

2.30pm to 2.50pm

Registration

2.50pm to 3.00pm

Welcome and opening address: recent trends in regulatory enforcement

Dario Dagostino, Head of Regulatory Investigations, A&L Goodbody (Chair)

3.00pm to 3.45pm

Supervision to enforcement: discussion with the Central Bank

We will be joined by Francesca Harte, Joint Head of Enforcement Investigations at the Central Bank of Ireland to discuss the key enforcement and intrusive supervisory priorities of the Central Bank, how the regulator’s enforcement work is relevant across the range of engagements businesses have with the Central Bank and how investigations now progress in practice under the updated Administrative Sanctions Procedure.

Dario Dagostino, Head of Regulatory Investigations, A&L Goodbody (Chair)
Francesca Harte, Joint Head of Enforcement Investigations, Central Bank of Ireland

3.45pm to 4.30pm

Navigating multiple regulators for financial services firms

Regulatory breaches often involve multiple frameworks or regulators or multiple jurisdictions. Cooperation and interaction between regulators can be fundamental to your response to an issue. How should financial services firms prepare for parallel investigations or inquiries when a material breach is identified?

How do you manage engagements with the Central Bank alongside other regulators (such as the Data Protection Commission or criminal law enforcement agencies)?
What do you need to consider when engaging with regulators across different jurisdictions; are we seeing more or less cooperation?
How do you engage with different fora overseeing the same issue e.g. the Central Bank and the Financial Services & Pensions Ombudsman?
What further complexities does the Individual Accountability Framework bring?

Mark Devane, Partner, Regulatory Investigations, A&L Goodbody (Chair)
Claire McMullen, Partner, Linklaters
Eoin O Connor, Partner and Head of Financial Regulatory Advisory, A&L Goodbody
Chris Bollard, Partner, Technology & Investigations, A&L Goodbody

4.30pm to 5.15pm

Regulatory enforcement: where is the risk in 2026?

The Central Bank’s and other regulators’ supervisory and enforcement priorities often track operational and economic risks in the market and upcoming regulatory reform. Our panel of ALG experts covering banking, investment management, insurance, investment services and Fintech, will discuss the latest developments and predict where enforcement risk may lie for your regulated business over the coming year.

Which areas of your business is more likely to raise enforcement risk this year?
How will market developments and regulatory priorities shape this risk?
What key steps can firms take now to manage this risk over the next year?

Chloe Culleton, Partner, Regulatory Investigations, A&L Goodbody (Chair)
Laura Mulleady, Partner, Insurance & Reinsurance, A&L Goodbody
Lorena Dunne, Partner, Asset Management & Investment Funds, A&L Goodbody
Louise Hogan, Partner, Financial Regulatory Advisory (Markets, Payments and Fintech), A&L Goodbody
Eimear O’Brien, Partner, Financial Regulatory Advisory (FinTech, Payments and Consumer), A&L Goodbody
Patrick Brandt, Partner, Financial Regulatory Advisory (Banking and Investment Services Regulation), A&L Goodbody