Christopher Jessup > A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP Offices
42-46 FOUNTAIN STREET
BELFAST
BT1 5EF
United Kingdom
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Christopher Jessup
Work Department
Position
Partner
Career
Christopher Jessup is a partner in A&L Goodbody’s Finance department in Belfast, focussing on Financial Regulatory matters. Christopher advises a range of clients including banks, payment service providers, payment systems, investment firms, fund managers, and other financial institutions and FinTech firms on UK and EU financial services regulation.
Prior to joining ALG, Christopher worked for the financial services teams of two international law firms in London and was seconded to the legal and regulatory team of an international payment system.
Experience Advising:
- Credit institutions on the regulatory aspects of the structure and sale of mortgage and consumer credit loan portfolios.
- Financial institutions in relation to LIBOR transition, including the development and execution of migration projects.
- A range of financial institutions in connection with the development and execution of “Brexit-related” contingency plans in the UK and EU.
- Payment institutions on all aspects of PSD2, SEPA, Cross Border Payments Regulations, Interchange Fee Regulations.
- An international payment system on the settlement finality regime.
- FinTech clients on the development and roll out of novel products and services including those that leverage open banking and distributed ledger technology.
Memberships
Member of the Advisory Board of FinTech NI.
Education
- Solicitor, Ireland
- Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
- Solicitor, Law Society of England & Wales
- BA, Trinity College Dublin
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Finance > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP, ‘a great team with a wide breadth of knowledge’ regularly advises a strong network of Northern Ireland and international clients on high value lender work. Ciaran McAlinney
, who is ‘very knowledgeable, experienced, personable and calm under pressure’ leads the practice. Louise Bailey is well experienced in advising on large facilities agreements for banks and investment funds. Judith Brown has recently been advising clients on the sale of distressed business loans and social housing private placement transactions. Christopher Jessup is well known for financial services regulatory work. Senior associate Hannah McDaid has a wide range of experience on financing and refinancing real estate and infrastructure.
Ireland > Fintech
A key area of strength for A&L Goodbody LLP is advising start-ups and major fintech companies on payments and e-money matters. Fintech clients also benefit from the team’s expertise in regulatory issues related to registering a company, restructuring, data processing, and DORA. Leading the team is Patrick Brandt in Dublin, who has expertise in both non-contentious and contentious regulatory issues, and Belfast-based Christopher Jessup, who focuses on the corporate, securities, and financing needs of fintech firms and investors. Kevin Allen retired as a partner in April 2024 and Aideen Burke joined the firm in November 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Northern Ireland > Finance
- Next Generation Partners Northern Ireland > Finance > Banking and finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy and projects
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms