A&L Goodbody LLP’s white-collar criminal law team includes specialist criminal and regulatory lawyers who assist clients with both internal and external investigations, with particular expertise in handling situations involving criminal wrongdoing, regulatory breaches, and criminal trials. Kenan Furlong has longstanding experience of handling money laundering and bribery matters and jointly heads the practice with Joe Kelly, who specialises in local and international regulatory investigations. Ciarán O’Conluain has built a strong reputation for supporting clients in interactions with regulatory authorities and Katie O’Connor manages civil litigation for clients within the financial services, construction, and pharmaceutical sectors. Other key members of the team include Mark Devane, Louise Byrne and Nicholas Cole.
Testimonials
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- ‘Partner led but still with strength and depth across the team with non-legal support services to make a seamless solution for a complex market abuse investigation.’
- ‘Dario Dagostino is an impressive operator and conducted interviews calmly and intelligently. Katie O'Connor was on top of the details.’
- ‘The team have a great knowledge of our business and know our priorities and adapt their advice based on this.’
- ‘Katie O'Connor, Joe Kelly and Mairead O'Brien are responsive, commercial and pragmatic. They get what we do, which makes it easier for us to do business and help build better relationships with relevant agencies.’
- ‘Simply put, the A&L white-collar crime team is excellent – they think quickly and provide thought through and wise legal and strategic advice in highly complex situations.'
- ‘Katie O'Connor is an extremely thorough and thoughtful lawyer. She is a great strategist, an excellent problem solver, and invested in the success of her clients.’
- ‘Practical and pragmatic advice. Balances the need to protect the client's interests with an ability to move the project forward. Coverage of detail over time is impressive.’
- ‘Joe Kelly is available, strong, and consistent in his advice. Mairead O'Brien is robust and can retain and share enormous quantities of detailed information, which is valuable.’
Key clients
- Leslie Buckley
- Volkswagen Group AG and Volkswagen Group Ireland
Work highlights
- Advised the Volkswagen Group on the Irish regulatory investigations involving the NOx issue.
- Advised former Chairman of INM PLC on high-profile allegations regarding his work for INM.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kenan Furlong, Joe Kelly