Paul is a senior associate in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Group.

Paul is involved in acting for leading international asset managers and fund promoters on legal and regulatory issues associated with the establishment and on-going operation of investment funds and management companies in Ireland.

Paul advises on a range of compliance issues relating to asset managers and funds, including outsourcing and anti-money laundering.

Paul completed a secondment with a leading international asset manager, where he worked on the governance of its Irish and Swiss management companies, and Irish, UK and Cayman fund ranges.

Relevant Experience

• Advising on a range of legal, regulatory, administrative and governance issues relevant to asset managers and investment funds, including compliance with UCITS and AIFMD rules.
• Advising on a range of compliance issues relating to outsourcing and anti-money laundering, including reviewing and drafting policies and procedures for funds and asset managers.
• Advising on and negotiating critical outsourcing arrangements of asset managers.
• Advising on the structuring, establishment and authorisation of investment funds in Ireland, as well as the cross-border registration and marketing of investment funds.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal documents, including prospectuses, fund service provider agreements and fund constitutional documents.