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Declan McBride LLM

Legal Director
Dublin
About

Declan McBride practices in Irish and EU financial regulation with a broad range of experience in a number of regulated sectors, including banking, investment services, payments, e-money and FinTech.

Declan has experience advising both domestic and international financial service providers on a range of regulatory issues including authorisation requirements/processes, conduct of business rules, compliance projects, regulatory change management, regulatory engagement (including enforcement and inspections), public policy initiatives, corporate M&A and loan portfolio sales.

Declan uses his experience gained in-house and in-practice to provide pragmatic and commercially focused advice to clients.

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising the Special Liquidators of IBRC (formerly Anglo Irish Bank) on the sale of the Irish Nationwide Building Society residential mortgage portfolio.
  • Advising a number of UK retail and investment banks on their Brexit planning including advising on Irish licensing requirements, engagement with the CBI, and restructuring of operations.
  • Advising a number of domestic and international investment banks on the implementation of MiFID II including updating of policies & procedures and customer documentation.
  • Advising a number of Irish banks on the CBI’s investigation and enforcement action in respect of tracker mortgages.
*all of the above experience is from a previous firm.
Languages
  • English
Education
  • University College Dublin, LLM, 2005
  • University College Dublin, BBLS, Honours, 1999

Prior Experience

  • 2021 - 22, EU Regulatory Counsel, Western Union.
  • 2011 - 21, Of Counsel in a large Dublin commercial law firm.
  • 2009 - 11, Solicitor – Allied Irish Banks, plc.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ireland

Connect

Phone

+1 588 47 01
(Work, Dublin)
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