With expertise covering the full array of white-collar crime, McCann FitzGerald LLP regularly advises on a variety of mandates, including issues related to fraud, company law offences and regulatory breaches. The group is highly experienced in cross-border and domestic investigations, statutory inquiries and complex compliance and enforcement proceedings, and is regularly instructed on large-scale fraud and asset tracing matters. The team assists a wide range of regulated entities in confidential investigations with potential criminal exposure and is frequently engaged on multi-jurisdictional fraud disputes. Megan Hooper and Audrey Byrne oversee the practice, with extensive experience in regulatory and criminal investigations, and fraud-related investigations, respectively.
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- Michael Murphy - well-experienced and very client-driven. Lisa Smyth - really good operator with a real focus on results.
- Very commercial, pragmatic, and focused on results.
- ‘Audrey Byrne is a standout sanctions lawyer. She examines issues from every angle to ensure that the client's actions are commercial and legally justified. Jaime Flattery is impressive.’
- ‘This team know exactly what they are doing at every step and are able to advise their clients in the best possible way to ensure that they maximise their chances of success.’
- ‘Rosaleen Byrne, Audrey Byrne and Catherine Derrig are phenomenal and market leaders in the field of white-collar crime. They know exactly what to do in every kind of problem. They are smart, efficient, organised and have well-resourced teams working with them. Their expertise is unparalleled.’
- 'Very commercial and pragmatic and focused on results.'
Key clients
- Trafalgar
- Mediahuis and former Non-Executive directors
- Globoforce Group plc
- Sumup Limited
- MGG California LLC
Work highlights
Acted for a consortium of private equity investors in a complex cross-border commercial dispute arising out of alleged breaches of the investor’s contractual rights through a conspiracy by the defendants.
Acted for Mediahuis and former NEDs in relation to the High Court Inspection of the company.
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Practice head
Megan Hooper; Audrey Byrne
Other key lawyers
Rosaleen Byrne; Catherine Derrig; Jaime Flattery