A&L Goodbody LLP

Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and White Collar Crime.

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 internet-based defamation.

Kenan is a regular contributor to the national and international debate on white collar crime. He is the only Irish lawyer to chair the International Bar Association's Business Crime Committee. He has presented to the Irish Government on draft legislation, lectures at several Irish universities, and has chaired international conferences in Buenos Aires, Sydney, Washington, Panama, Vienna, Istanbul, Rome, Dubai and Kraków.

Kenan has also led the debate regarding the future of Irish defamation law. His 'Time to Say Goodbye' thought leadership article, calling for the abolition of juries in defamation cases, stimulated significant debate on the issue within the Irish legal community and was published in The Currency, an Irish online publication.

https://www.algoodbody.com/insights-publications/time-to-say-goodbye-why-ireland-should-remove-juries-from-defamation-cases