Christopher Martin

Senior Counsel, Global Financial Crime Legal, Coinbase, Christopher has more than 15 years’ experience in financial regulation and advising on legal and regulatory issues, having previously been a Partner in financial regulation in a global law firm and has experience in the Central Bank. He has advised domestic and international credit institutions, investment firms, payment institutions, and other regulated and unregulated clients on regulatory and compliance issues, including conduct of business and prudential requirements, authorisation and passporting requirements, acquisitions and disposals, corporate governance, fitness and probity, AML/CFT, financial sanctions, structuring and best practice norms. He regularly lectures and speaks on legal and regulatory matters, as well as participating in various industry bodies, including chairing the Central Steering Committee of the Compliance Institute, and the Investment Firms Working Group for Irish Funds, and is a Member of Blockchain Ireland’s Legal and Regulatory Working Group. He is also as an author for the Insurance Institute’s Compliance and Advice textbook and Module 2 of the Compliance Institute’s Professional Diploma in Compliance textbook.