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Shane Martin

Work Department
Regulatory
Position
Shane Martin is a Partner based in Walkers’ Ireland office. He has significant experience in regulatory risk and compliance in financial services across the banking, insurance, asset management, credit union and payment services sectors.
Drawing on his experience as a regulator and industry adviser, Shane provides practical and informed advice on all regulatory compliance matters with particular expertise in financial crime.
Admitted In:
Ireland
New York (not practising)
Career
Prior to joining Walkers, Shane worked for a number of years for the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) where he managed the specialist anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) supervision team in the Enforcement Directorate. During his time in the CBI, he played a key role in developing and implementing AML/CFT strategy and policy as well as participating in a number of enforcement cases and internal risk governance panels.
Shane previously worked as an adviser with the Irish Banking Federation where he represented the banking sector’s interests on a wide range of legal and compliance matters including;
- Development of AML/CFT Guidelines;
- Revision of mortgage documentation;
- Corporate governance;
- Consumer protection;
- Mortgage arrears; and
- Business lending.
Memberships
Member of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Education
Qualifications:
LLM European Law, University College Dublin
Bachelor of Civil Law Degree, University College Dublin
Advanced Diploma in Corporate, White Collar and Regulatory Crime, The Honorable Society of King’s Inns
Diploma in Finance Law, Law Society of Ireland.
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Fintech
Walkers offers its clientele expertise in business structuring, crypto investment and transfer, AML and outsourcing. The firm regularly advises payments and crypto-asset service providers, handling a wide breadth of regulatory matters. Overseeing the team is the ‘superb’ Niall Esler, who specialises in both Irish and EU financial services regulation and is supported by key practitioner Shane Martin.
Ireland > Data privacy and data protection
Heavily active in non-contentious mandates, Walkers’s data privacy team has a strong fintech offering and largely focuses on regulatory risk and compliance matters. The team is led by Shane Martin, who is a regulatory expert and advises across the banking, funds, and payment services sectors.