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William Fry acts for a number of top financial service providers and investment managers on a variety of funds structures and products. It has a dedicated global funds registrations team that assists clients seeking to sell funds across Europe and worldwide. William Fry advises on mergers of sub-funds as well as the launch of various product platforms, including EFT and QUIAIF platforms products for global asset management companies. The law firm also advises on regulatory licence applications to the Central Bank on behalf of UCITS management companies.
Work Highlights
- William Fry assisted BlackRock with several ETF mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"William Fry's team is very strong and provides great support."
"The lawyers are well informed and quickly over new regulatory developments, allowing them to provide timely advice on such matters."
"The team takes a thorough approach to advice, is clear and succinct in presentation, and is willing to engage at both a legal and commercially pragmatic level."
"The practice consists of highly accomplished and experienced lawyers."
"William Fry's team is very strong and provides great support."
"The lawyers are well informed and quickly over new regulatory developments, allowing them to provide timely advice on such matters."
"The team takes a thorough approach to advice, is clear and succinct in presentation, and is willing to engage at both a legal and commercially pragmatic level."
"The practice consists of highly accomplished and experienced lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Entering the rankings, James Phelan advises a range of financial institutions on the structuring of funds and the implementation of new regulatory regimes. He has particular experience assisting with UCITS matters.
"James Phelan is very client-focused and has excellent market and regulatory knowledge."
"James is extremely commercial and considers all facets of a query when providing precise advice."
Patricia Taylor offers significant expertise in business disposal mandates. She also assists with the regulatory aspects of fund transactions.
"Patricia is very strong on the funds side."
Vincent Coyne is experienced in advising private equity on asset acquisitions. He is also adept at property fund establishment matters.
"He is an exemplary lawyer with strong commercial awareness and attention to detail."
"Vincent Coyne is responsive and pragmatic. He is a solid negotiator who can cut through delays arising from minor points."
Ranked Lawyers at
William Fry LLP
Ireland