Dillon Eustace Appoints Head Of Financial Regulation

/ 7th March 2019 /

• Law firm Dillon Eustace has appointed Keith Waine as a partner, placing him in charge of the financial regulation department.

Waine (pictured) will be responsible for providing regulatory advice and support to domestic and international corporates, financial services providers, banks, investment firms, retail credit firms, payments firms, e-money firms and insurers.

He joined the firm in February 2019, having worked previously as head of legal and compliance at National Irish Bank (later Dankse Bank), as co-founder and chief compliance officer of alternative mortgage lender Frank Money Ltd, and as head of legal at Barclays Bank Ireland.

Waine qualified as a solicitor in 2002 with Linklaters in London, where he spent eight years. He also holds the LCOI designation from the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland.

Managing partner Mark Thorne said: “Keith's extensive practical experience in advising on and managing regulatory authorisation processes and ongoing regulatory issues, make him a great fit for the team and the firm."

ByrneWallace Appoints Head of Pensions

• ByrneWallace has formally announced the appointment of Liam Connellan as Head of Pensions in the firm’s employment unit. Connellan joined ByrneWallace from William Fry in September 2018.

Managing partner Feargal Brennan said demand for pensions law advice from employers and scheme trustees has grown significantly. “It has increasingly become an essential part of nearly every transaction we advise upon, from advising on employment contracts and pension schemes, to advising on organisation restructurings, M&A transactions, and litigation and dispute resolution,” Brennan added.

“Developments such as the implementation of the government's Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018-2023, the introduction of auto-enrolment and master trusts and funding challenges for defined benefit schemes have all driven an increase in demand for pensions law advice.

“We also envisage further challenges for scheme trustees and sponsoring employers with the impending transposition of the IORP II Directive into Irish law and the possible introduction of debt on the employer legislation later in 2019.”