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Christopher Jessup

Partner · A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

Northern IrelandBanking & Finance, Financial Regulation

About

Christopher Jessup is a Partner in A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP's Finance department in Belfast, focusing on financial regulatory matters. He advises banks, payment service providers, payment systems, investment firms, fund managers and FinTech firms on UK and EU financial services regulation and has prior experience at international law firms in London and on secondment to an international payment system.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceFinancial RegulationFinTechRegulatory Risk & InvestigationsBrexit

Office

Expertise

BanksPayment service providersPayment systemsInvestment firmsFund managersFinTech firms and products (including open banking and DLT)Sale and structuring of mortgage and consumer credit loan portfoliosLIBOR transition / benchmark reformBrexit contingency planning for UK and EU financial institutionsPayments regulation (PSD2, SEPA, Cross-Border Payments Regulations, Interchange Fee Regulations)Settlement finality regimes

Education

  • BA, Trinity College Dublin

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Ireland
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
  • Solicitor, Law Society of England & Wales