Karen Jennings

Of Counsel

Dublin

Financial Regulation

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Karen Jennings

Karen Jennings is an experienced regulatory lawyer advising on Irish authorisation and licensing requirements and ongoing regulatory obligations for financial services firms.

Karen has over twenty-six years' experience acting for domestic and international clients. She advises clients across a range of sectors, including investment firms, insurers and fintech businesses, on AML/CTF frameworks, outsourcing, data protection, operational resilience and corporate governance. She is particularly experienced in supporting clients through the practical implementation of regulatory requirements following authorisation.

Karen regularly advises on complex regulatory issues, including capital requirements, fitness and probity and cross-border operational structures, and has extensive experience in training and thought leadership in financial regulation.

Karen Jennings is an experienced regulatory lawyer advising on Irish authorisation and licensing requirements and ongoing regulatory obligations for financial services firms.

Karen has over twenty-six years' experience acting for domestic and international clients. She advises clients across a range of sectors, including investment firms, insurers and fintech businesses, on AML/CTF frameworks, outsourcing, data protection, operational resilience and corporate governance. She is particularly experienced in supporting clients through the practical implementation of regulatory requirements following authorisation.

Karen regularly advises on complex regulatory issues, including capital requirements, fitness and probity and cross-border operational structures, and has extensive experience in training and thought leadership in financial regulation.

Relevant Experience

Advices concerning anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.

Advices concerning data protection, including GDPR and local legislation.

Regulatory gap analysis.

Assistance with policies and procedures.

Fitness and probity and corporate governance requirements.

Complications of the Central Bank's Guidance on Outsourcing.

Marketing requirements for products and services.

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