About

Provided by William Fry LLP

Our Asset Management & Investment Funds department is recognised for delivering the highest quality work with an exceptionally strong service mentality. Our leading position reflects our strength, in-depth industry expertise, market leading legal knowledge base, the experience of our team at all levels, as well as the calibre of our clients and the transactions on which we advise.


  • We are one of the largest dedicated asset management and investment funds teams in Ireland.
  • Our team represents 650 Irish domiciled funds, and we are the sole legal advisors to 6 of the 10 largest fund structures by AUM domiciled in the jurisdiction, maintaining our long-standing ranking among the top legal advisors to Irish domiciled funds.
  • We are known for our ‘Blue Chip’ client base, advising 3 of the top 6 promoters of Irish domiciled funds by AUM (including the largest), as well as a number of the most significant global fund service providers.
  • We offer unrivalled expertise at all fee earner levels in structuring, establishing and advising ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), acting as longstanding legal advisors to the world’s largest ETF provider.
  • We are consistently at the forefront of legal/regulatory, solutions-focused innovation, leading the way in the provision of cutting-edge legal advice within the Irish Funds sector, having advised on:
  • We have a deep understanding and knowledge of the sector with a proven track record of delivering business focused, commercial and pragmatic solutions.


Chambers Review

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Investment Funds - Ireland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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

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  • William Fry acted for Natixis on enhancements to its retail sustainable fund offering.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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James Phelan
4
James Phelan
Head of Investment Funds
4
Band 4

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 extremely responsive and just excellent to deal with. He is very commercial in the guidance he provides.

Vincent Coyne
4
Vincent Coyne
Head of Investment Funds
4
Band 4
Vincent Coyne is experienced in advising private equity on asset acquisitions. He is also adept at property fund establishment matters.

He's responsive, commercial and able to distil issues down but still give you the confidence that he completely understands the range of issues.

Vincent Coyne provides considered and consistently high-value input.

Vincent provides fair and balanced advice and is readily available.

Vincent is really good at dealing with the regulator, being really balanced in his approach.

Sergey Dolomanov
U
Sergey Dolomanov
U
Up and Coming

Sergey Dolomanov acts for an impressive roster of international asset managers on the establishment of Irish domiciled funds.

He is a great communicator, always available and always provides very speedy responses to any questions we have.

He has the knowledge and experience required to meet our objectives and provide a fantastic service.

Sergey Dolomanov is very responsive and knowledgeable on matters concerning the Irish funds industry. He is an excellent partner to work with.

Sergey's knowledge of the funds industry is in depth, and his availability to advise provides us with confidence in all aspects of our engagements.

Ranked Lawyers at
William Fry LLP

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Investment Funds

James Phelan
4
James Phelan
Head of Investment Funds
4
Band 4
Vincent Coyne
4
Vincent Coyne
Head of Investment Funds
4
Band 4
Sergey Dolomanov
U
Sergey Dolomanov
U
Up and Coming

Members

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James Phelan

James Phelan

Head of Department

James Phelan

John Aherne

Sergey Dolomanov

Vincent Coyne

Vincent Coyne

Head of Department

Clients

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Architas

Atlantic Bridge LP

BNY Mellon

BlackRock

ETF Securities

Legal & General INvestment Management

Mercer

NTMA

Quadrant

SQN

iShares

Industries

Provided by William Fry LLP

Asset Management

Financial Services

Investment Funds