About Stephen

Stephen is a Senior Associate in our Financial Regulatory team. He originally qualified and practised as a barrister in Northern Ireland.

Stephen’s work encompasses the wide range of licensing and regulatory issues, which face both domestic and international financial institutions. He works with established credit institutions, insurance undertakings and payment institutions, as well as those looking to operate in Ireland for the first time.

Stephen gained invaluable experience of the Irish regulatory landscape from his time in the Central Bank of Ireland. He has a particular interest in areas such as AML, white collar crime, fitness and probity, risk mitigation programmes and enforcement actions taken by the Central Bank.