McCann FitzGerald LLP

Finance, Financial Services Regulation, Insurance, Investment Funds

Darragh is a partner in the firm’s Finance Group, specialising in regulatory matters. In particular, he advises on regulatory and commercial matters relevant to financial services businesses, including insurance undertakings, investment management operations, fund promoters, banking entities and payment service providers. Darragh’s practice covers all aspects of carrying on regulated financial services and consumer credit related activities in Ireland whether in relation to the authorisation of entities in this sector, their ongoing business requirements (customer, counterparty and/or regulator facing) and/or problem resolution. Darragh advises extensively on the regulated activities of insurance and reinsurance undertakings – working on many significant corporate and regulatory driven transactions in this area. He also advises banks and other financial institutions dealing with payment services and other FinTech issues, including: SEPA payment systems, credit cards, payment instruments and e-money.

Qualified 2000

Member of the IFSC (Irish Financial Services Centre) Funds Legislative Sub-group and Chairman of Irish Fund’s Legal & Regulatory Working Group.

BA (European Studies - Law) Degree, University of Limerick and Master of Laws (Banking and Finance) Degree, University of London.