Mr Keith Waine > Dillon Eustace > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
Dillon Eustace Offices
33 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Mr Keith Waine
Work Department
Financial Regulation
Position
Partner, Head of Department
Career
Keith is Head of Financial Regulation team. He specialises in financial services regulation and provides advice to domestic and international clients on a wide range of regulatory issues, including structuring, licensing, prudential requirements and sectoral conduct of business rules.
Keith’s clients include broker-dealers, wealth and asset managers, private equity firms, insurers, banks, non-bank lenders, payments firms, funds service providers, and crypto-asset issuers and service providers. He has 25 years’ experience, including 10 years working in-house at two leading international banks and as co-founder of an alternative mortgage lender, and 8 years in London at a ‘magic circle’ law firm.
Keith is a Licentiate of the Compliance Institute of Ireland and is a frequent author and speaker on financial regulatory topics.
Education
Solicitor qualified in Ireland and in England in Wales
BCL, University College Dublin
LLM (European Law), University College Dublin
Licentiate of the Compliance Institute
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Fintech
(Leading Individuals)The financial regulatory practice at Dillon Eustace is frequently engaged to advise on the regulatory authorisations of fintech clients across the payments, e-money, crypto asset, insurance and retail credit spheres. In particular, the team stands out for its experience assisting international clients with the establishment of Irish entities, and frequently joins up with the firm’s strong funds practice to advise tech-based clients on their provision of investment services. Keith Waine leads the practice.
Ireland > Insurance
Dillon Eustace fields a large specialist insurance team with strong expertise in product liability, D&O, motor, business interruption and professional indemnity claims, along with aviation and marine cases. The team has worked intensively in representing aircraft lessors seeking insurance cover for lost aircraft after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The firm also has an established insurance regulatory group, which is especially active in business and product launches, and regulatory approvals. Keith Waine is a key figure for insurance regulatory matters, with Peter Bredin, John O’Riordan and Rachel Turner rated for contentious insurance.