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Mr Kenan Furlong

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+353 1 649 2260 kfurlong@algoodbody.com View profile

Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution, and White Collar Crime.

Position

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.

Memberships

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

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Dispute resolution

A&L Goodbody LLP has an extensive record in high-stakes litigation, regulatory engagements and internal investigations. It has an established white-collar crime group that is noted for fraud, bribery and corruption, dawn raids, and market abuse and insider trading, among other areas. It is also recognised for representing financial services clients in regulatory investigations by domestic and international financial regulators. Enda Hurley, who has major case experience, and Dario Dagostino co-head the disputes and investigations group, the latter known for financial regulatory matters. The team also includes emerging names Tom Casey and Sarah Murphy. Kenan Furlong and Joe Kelly lead the white-collar crime group.

Ireland > White-collar crime

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Kenan Furlong – A&L Goodbody LLP

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.

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