Patrick Casey is the Head of Cross Sectoral Policy in the Policy and International Directorate at the Central Bank. Previously, Mr Casey fulfilled the statutory role of Registrar of Credit Unions and led the establishment of Ireland’s national resolution authority under the EU Bank Recovery & Resolution Directive, where he represented the Central Bank at the Brussels-based EU Single Resolution Board. Prior to joining the Central Bank Mr Casey held of number of roles in investment banking in London with Citibank and HSBC, and latterly as a director in AIB Corporate Finance in Dublin. He trained as a solicitor with London firm Simmons & Simmons.

Aidan Holton has almost 40 years working in the insurance sector, with a broad range of domestic and international experience. Aidan trained and worked in Irish Life for 22 years including roles as CFO and CIO. He was appointed to the role of Group CFO in Aviva Ireland in 2008, and subsequently worked in Aviva Europe. In 2014 he was appointed as CEO of SCOR Global Life Reinsurance in Ireland, and in 2018 as CEO of Monument in Ireland. Aidan is an independent director on a number of Irish Insurance boards and has served as a Board member of Insurance Ireland and is a former Chair of the International Council, representing the Insurance Industry on the Irish Government’s IFS2025 Industry Advisory Committee.

Sarah has significant experience of advising on and conducting UK and cross-border investigations involving a broad range of issues, including market abuse, insider trading, financial crime (civil and criminal), cyber and data security breaches, individual accountability, operational resilience, fund liquidity issues, misselling, environmental disclosures and ‘greenwashing’, systems and controls failures, whistleblowing, cultural issues and non-financial misconduct. Alongside her investigations practice, Sarah has advised over 200 clients in relation to the UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime. She is specifically sought out by clients to advise them on investigations with significant individual accountability considerations.

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.

Chloe Culleton is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Disputes and Investigations group. Chloe is part of our specialist Regulatory Investigations team and advises on investigations and inquiries, including those initiated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Chloe has extensive experience in the strategic handling of complex disputes and contentious regulatory engagement. She frequently advises on issues such as legal privilege, and the management of litigation and regulatory risk. Chloe has acted for regulated entities, corporates and individuals in a wide range of disputes, including with a cross-border focus. Chloe practiced for a number of years in London, where she gained specialist experience advising financial services clients in high-stakes litigation and investigations. Chloe has also acted as legal counsel at a major international bank.

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.

Patrick Brandt is a partner and leads A&L Goodbody's Financial Regulation Advisory group. Before joining us, Patrick had an extensive career working for the UK regulator and a number of international law firms in London. Patrick has extensive experience advising a wide variety of banks, payment institutions, asset managers, brokers and intermediaries on non-contentious and contentious regulatory issues.

Eimear Keane is a partner in A&L Goodbody’s Asset Management & Investment Funds team. She has experience advising a range of international asset managers on all matters connected with the establishment and/or ongoing operation of investment funds (UCITS and regulated AIFs) with various strategies (multi-asset, private debt, private equity, hedge funds, ESG/impact) in Ireland. She advises on the authorisation and ongoing operation of Irish UCITS management companies and AIFMs (including MiFID top-up permissions). Eimear is highly experienced in advising on EU Sustainable Finance regulation.

Sinéad Lynch is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate practice, specialising in Insurance & Reinsurance. Her experience covers a wide range of aspects of insurance and reinsurance law and regulation. These include the set up and authorisation of insurers, reinsurers and insurance intermediaries, ongoing regulation, provision of cross-border services. Sinéad also advises on the full spectrum of advisory and transactional matters, which include the sale/purchase/transfer of insurance companies/businesses and restructurings. She has been involved in a large number of domestic and cross-border portfolio transfers.

Louise Hogan is a senior associate in A&L Goodbody's Financial Regulation group. Louise has experience advising a wide variety of banks, payment institutions, electronic money institutions, asset managers, brokers and intermediaries on regulatory and compliance issues. Her particular areas expertise include advice on conduct of business and prudential requirements, authorisation and passporting requirements, acquisitions and disposals, corporate governance, fitness and probity and AML/CFT.

Laura Corrigan is a senior associate in A&L Goodbody's Disputes & Investigations group and specialises in advising clients on regulatory risks and investigations. Laura has extensive experience in advising clients in all aspects of their regulatory obligations and engagement, in particular with regulators such as the Central Bank of Ireland. Laura's experience includes representing clients in regulatory enforcement investigations and providing advice on a range of regulatory reviews, including governance reviews, on-site inspections, skilled person reports and customer redress programmes. Laura advises clients on fitness and probity requirements, including the roll out of implementation programmes for the Individual Accountability Framework. Laura is also an experienced commercial litigator having spent a number of years advising clients in both the UK and Ireland on complex disputes with a particular focus on financial services litigation.