Miriam Smyth

Miriam Smyth is Counsel in the Corporate department where she specializes in financial services regulation. She has over 15 years of experience in financial regulation and compliance management spanning across private practice, consultancy and public service.

Miriam advises a diverse range of clients, including banks, insurers, securities businesses, alternative lenders, and fintech companies, on both contentious and non-contentious regulatory matters. Before joining Appleby in July 2021, Miriam worked in the Financial Services Regulatory Group at McCann FitzGerald in Dublin, a top five law firm. Her earlier career included a tenure at the Enforcement Division in the Central Bank of Ireland where she was involved in the first Central Bank inquiry into the operation of an Irish financial institution.

Miriam is an active contributor to legal publications offering insights on new regulatory developments and compliance with existing regulatory measures. She also actively participates in various industry boards and committees focused on new regulatory developments and initiatives focusing on private sector and regulator engagement.

Miriam’s extensive experience and in-depth knowledge make her a valuable asset to clients navigating the ever-evolving financial services regulatory landscape.