Mr Darragh Murphy > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
McCann FitzGerald LLP Offices
RIVERSIDE ONE
SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Mr Darragh Murphy
Work Department
Finance, Financial Services Regulation, Insurance, Investment Funds
Position
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.
Career
Qualified 2000
Memberships
Member of the IFSC (Irish Financial Services Centre) Funds Legislative Sub-group and Chairman of Irish Fund’s Legal & Regulatory Working Group.
Education
BA (European Studies – Law) Degree, University of Limerick and Master of Laws (Banking and Finance) Degree, University of London.
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Insurance
(Leading individuals)McCann FitzGerald LLP has a broad client base of insurers and reinsurers, including those for which it is exclusive Irish corporate and regulatory counsel. It has continued to advise major multinational insurers on high-value M&A transactions and is at the forefront of insurance disputes, including business interruption cases. ESG, sanctions and outsourcing are growth areas for the insurance team. Darragh Murphy is at the forefront of insurance regulatory matters and Brian Quigley is a leader in insurance disputes, along with Catherine Derrig, who specialises in health insurance and professional indemnity. Helen Kilroy
and Roddy Bourke are also noted for insurance disputes. Associate Donnchadh Ó Collatáin is a rising star.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Asset finance
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Construction
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Information technology
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Media and entertainment
- Pensions and employee benefits
- Planning and environment
- Projects and PPP
- Public sector
- Real estate
- Telecoms
- Transport
- White-collar crime