Sarah Thompson > Arthur Cox Belfast > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Arthur Cox Belfast‘s full service banking and finance practice is highly active for retail banks, investment funds, and private equity firms, including those based outside the jurisdiction. Team lead Stuart Mansfield is experienced in domestic and international finance transactions and handles secured lending and refinancing. Colm McElroy‘s practice includes debt restructuring and security enforcement strategies, as well as commodity, currency, and interest rate swap transactions. Sarah Thompson specialises in financial regulation, and is qualified to practice in Northern Ireland, England and Wales, and the Republic of Ireland.

Arthur Cox impresses with the breadth of its offering in the fintech space, acting for an array of global financial institutions and leading fintech companies. The team has recently been highly active in advising major banks and investment firms on the procurement of new tech, and also stands out for its expertise in financial regulatory work, with a strong record of assisting international fintechs establishing entities in Ireland. Robert Cain leads the financial regulatory practice, where Belfast and Dublin-based Sarah Thompson is also a key contact, while Ian Duffy specialises in outsourcing, digital transformation projects and data protection.