Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Niall
Niall Esler is a partner and head of the Regulatory & Risk Advisory group in Walkers' Dublin office, and a member of the firm's global FinTech group. He focuses on Irish and EU financial-services regulation and is a named co-author of Walkers' MiCA commentary and the firm's Ireland fintech chapter, covering CASP authorisation, stablecoins and token classification. He is recognised by the Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner in fintech and ranked by Chambers Europe in financial-services regulatory.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Head of Regulatory & Risk Advisory, Walkers (Dublin)
- Member, Walkers global FinTech group
- Co-author — Walkers MiCA commentary and Ireland Fintech chapter (CASP, stablecoins, token classification)
- Legal 500 Next Generation Partner (Fintech); ranked by Chambers Europe
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Niall's practice (Ireland · MiCA CASP, Stablecoin issuance, Token classification, Crypto AML).
Crypto custody · Segregation rules
Crypto Custody Segregation Rules — MiCA Practitioner Guide
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CASP conduct and marketing · MiCA rules
MiCA Conduct and Marketing Rules for CASPs: The Full Cluster
How MiCA governs CASP conduct — fair-clear-not-misleading marketing (Article 7, 74), influencer rules, conflicts (72), inducements (78), bes…
MiCA scope edges · DeFi · staking · DLT Pilot · Article 60 · reverse solicitation · MiFID II line
The Edges of MiCA Scope 2026 — DeFi, Staking, DLT Pilot, Article 60, Reverse Solicitation
Where MiCA's perimeter actually sits — the DeFi carve-out, staking and lending, the DLT Pilot Regime boundary, the Article 60 bank track, re…
EU TFR · Travel Rule · 2026 implementation
EU Travel Rule, AML, Sanctions & DAC8 — CASP Compliance 2026
The EU AML, Travel Rule, sanctions and tax-reporting stack for CASPs in one place — TFR member-state implementation, self-hosted wallets, FA…
Crypto company formation · Cross-jurisdiction guide
Crypto Company Formation 2026: The Vehicle, the Capital, and the Licence
A cross-jurisdiction guide to forming the company behind a crypto business — Estonia OÜ, Lithuania UAB, Czech s.r.o., Ireland LTD, Poland sp…
Crypto casino · Gambling + crypto licensing
Crypto Casino License vs Gambling License 2026 — What Operators Need
Crypto casino operators face the intersection of gambling regulation and crypto-asset regulation. Some jurisdictions treat crypto casinos un…