Mr Peter Walker > A&L Goodbody LLP > DUBLIN 1, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

A&L Goodbody LLP‘s ‘excellent‘ team is well-versed in advising start-ups and established global fintech companies, particularly in the payments and crypto spaces, on regulatory authorisations, compliance and new product offerings. Additionally, the team has experience acting for leading financial institutions and tech companies. The firm is also well-equipped to advise on tax, financial, data protection and outsourcing matters in the fintech sector. Kevin Allen focuses on financial regulation, Peter Walker specialises in capital markets-related work, and Patrick Brandt has regulatory and M&A expertise; the three oversee the team. Christopher Martin is also recommended.

A&L Goodbody LLP has a fine record in handling equity and debt capital markets transactions. Key areas of instruction include high-value debt transactions and structured finance matters, and the department has seen an increase in matters involving private equity and hedge fund-linked structuring. The firm is also at the forefront of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions. Peter Walker heads up the debt capital markets (DCM) and structured finance group, in which Ciarán Rogers, Adrian Burke and Jack Sheehy stand out as key practitioners, and is home to emerging talents Sinead O’Connor and Michelle Daly. The equity capital markets (ECM) group is led by Paul White, and is often instructed in work involving initial public offerings (IPOs) and Irish businesses listing and raising capital on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Charles Carroll is a key name for equity matters, and Jennie Quirke is ‘very diligent and responsive‘. Eoin Shiel has joined the equity capital markets group.