LAWYER PROFILE

Ciara O'Leary

Global 2026

McCann FitzGerald LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Investment Funds

Ireland

2 years ranked

About

Provided by McCann FitzGerald LLP

Practice Areas

Asset Management and Investment Funds, Financial Services Regulation, Stock Exchange Listing Services

Career

Ciara O’Leary graduated from University College Cork and qualified in 2007. She joined McCann FitzGerald LLP as a Partner in 2025. She focuses her practice on investment funds, advising fund promoters and fund services firms on matters relating to the establishment, authorization, operation and ongoing maintenance of funds. Ciara advises on all types of funds, including UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds. She has extensive experience handling matters pertaining to ETFs, alternative or structured UCITS and the use of derivatives and financial indices within the UCITS space. She regularly advises on sustainable finance in the investment funds sector.

Professional Memberships

The Law Society of Ireland, 2007

Member of the Irish Funds’ ETF Working Group

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Investment Funds - Ireland

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Ciara O'Leary acts for asset managers and service providers on establishing ETF products in Ireland. She is particularly recognised for her expertise assisting with ESG-related regulatory mandates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Ciara O'Leary is an outstanding lawyer and has a very good overview of both local regulations and commercial expectations.
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