Governance Under Pressure: Governance, Diversity and Global Policy Trends

Connor Cassidy is a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Matheson, and a member of the firm's Regulatory Investigations team. Our Regulatory Investigations team works closely with technical experts from our non-contentious practice areas, including the Technology and Innovation, Financial Institutions, Asset Management, Finance and Capital Markets and Corporate groups to ensure a seamless service which understands and meets our clients' regulatory requirements and priorities. Connor has over ten years' experience advising a variety of clients in complex disputes including alternative methods of dispute resolution, with particular expertise in technology / financial services disputes. Connor also advises clients on contentious regulatory matters, often involving a number of regulators, law enforcement authorities and jurisdictions. His clients include global technology companies, financial institutions, insurers, fund managers, fintech firms, directors, senior executives and shareholders and other regulated entities and persons. Connor has significant experience in handling complex regulatory investigations and advising on issues relating to legal professional privilege. Connor's practice also includes advising clients in respect of white collar crime and corporate offences, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption compliance, as well as lobbying compliance under the Irish and EU regimes. He has authored a number of publications including; The Practitioners Guide to Global Investigations (Irish Chapter) 2023; Global Investigations Review: Irish Chapter (2022); Getting the Deal Through: Financial Services Litigation 2020: Getting the Deal Through: Construction (White Collar Crime section) 2020; The Practitioners Guide to Global Investigations 2020 (Ireland); ICLG Business Crime; and Getting the Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2020. Connor joined the firm in 2016, having previously qualified and practised as a barrister at the Bar of Northern Ireland.

Deirdre Crowley is a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution department in Matheson. Deirdre advises private and public sector clients on a host of privacy, data protection, employment, equality, industrial relations and data protection matters. Deirdre is currently advising many household name companies on their Brexit readiness together with their employer liability and data protection compliance during Covid. A highly sought after conference speaker, Deirdre is regularly invited to speak on data protection and employment law compliance issues by organisations such as the Irish Institute for European Law, the Law Society of Ireland and Legal Island

Susanne is a partner in Matheson’s Corporate Group specialising in corporate advisory matters and equity capital markets transactions. Susanne has particular expertise in corporate governance and compliance matters and in securities regulation under the Market Abuse Regulation and the Transparency and Prospectus regimes, the Irish Listing Rules and the Irish Takeover Rules. As a member of Matheson’s ESG Advisory Group, Susanne has particular expertise in company law and corporate governance advisory work for public and private companies, including assisting clients to embed good corporate governance structures and policies across their organisations. Susanne also works with our clients on corporate reporting requirements in Ireland. Susanne provides board induction and ongoing director training on specialist corporate governance, compliance and securities law matters. Susanne also advises on matters of crisis and reputation management.

Olivia Long is Head of Tax Policy at Matheson. She has over fifteen years' experience working in international and corporate tax. Before re-joining Matheson, Olivia spent a number of years working with the OECD's Tax Treaty Unit. As well as working on tax treaty matters at the OECD, Olivia worked on the development of the Two Pillar Solution to Address the Tax Challenges Arising from the Digitalisation of the Economy.

Denise is a senior associate in the Employment, Pensions and Benefits Group. She advises international and domestic clients across a wide range of sectors on contentious and non-contentious employment law and industrial relations issues. She regularly provides client training on specific employment topics, legal updates and recent case law. Denise guides employers through all matters arising out of the employment relationship from recruitment through to termination. She assists clients on their day-to-day management of employees, including guiding employers through investigations into sensitive bullying and harassment allegations, conducting grievance and disciplinary processes, managing employee performance and managing illness absences. Denise has acted for a wide range of clients before the Workplace Relations Commission, including defending TUPE, unfair dismissal and equality claims. She also advises companies on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, restructurings and outsourcings.