Corporate Criminal Offences

The Corporate Criminal Offences Group provides advice to clients on regulatory matters and/or criminal investigations/prosecutions. Our client base consists mainly of corporate enterprises, from SME’s through to large multinational corporations.

To ensure that we can provide a comprehensive range of services to our clients, we work closely with other departments within the Firm, including EU and Competition, Financial Services Regulation and Compliance, Corporate Tax and Corporate Recovery and Insolvency.

In addition to advising clients on applicable sanctions under the law, be they fines or terms of imprisonment, we also advise and assist in dealing with regulators.

We have extensive experience in dealing with regulators both in Ireland and abroad. In particular, we deal with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), the Financial Regulator, the Competition Authority, the Revenue Commissioners and the Criminal Assets Bureau.

We represent clients where they have been contacted by a Regulator whether in relation to an alleged breach of company law or any other regulatory breach that attracts a criminal sanction.  At all times, we strive to protect our clients from the reputational consequences that can flow from an investigation that may lead to a prosecution under the criminal law.

A&L Goodbody was recently awarded “Best Law Firm in Ireland for White Collar legal work 2009” by Corporate Intl Magazine.