Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Investment Funds

Ireland

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by James Phelan

Europe

Practice Areas

James is a Partner and co-head of William Fry’s Asset Management & Investment Funds Department. He specialises in advising asset managers in relation to the structuring, establishment, regulation, distribution and ongoing management of a wide variety of investment funds.

James has specialist experience in relation to the structuring and establishment of both physical and synthetic ETFs and has advised some of the largest ETF providers in the market on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues pertaining to their operations.

Recently, James has been involved in advising a number of leading mutual fund managers on considerations pertaining to the expansion of their regulatory licences both to SuperManCo status (AIFM and UCITS ManCo licences combined) and to incorporate the bolt on licence for individual portfolio management. He has also managed a number of significant ‘passporting’ applications to the Central Bank of Ireland under the provisions of the UCITS Directive.

James additionally advises MiFID firms and other fund service providers in relation to regulatory matters and regularly provides fund and management company directors and senior management with advices in relation to corporate governance standards and the Central Bank of Ireland’s fitness and probity regime.

Discover other Lawyers at
William Fry LLP

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Ireland

Banking & Finance

Padraic Kinsella
3
Padraic Kinsella
3
Band 3
Jason Hollis
4
Jason Hollis
4
Band 4
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance

David Maughan
3
David Maughan
3
Band 3
Mary Ward
3
Mary Ward
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Equity

Mark Talbot
1
Mark Talbot
1
Band 1
Myra Garrett SC
2
Myra Garrett SC
2
Band 2
Competition/European Law

Cormac Little SC
1
Cormac Little SC
1
Band 1
Claire Waterson
2
Claire Waterson
2
Band 2
Sheila Tormey
2
Sheila Tormey
2
Band 2
Construction

Liam McCabe
1
Liam McCabe
1
Band 1
Jarleth Heneghan
2
Jarleth Heneghan
2
Band 2
Bryanna Ryan
3
Bryanna Ryan
3
Band 3
Cassandra Byrne
3
Cassandra Byrne
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A

Bryan Bourke
S
Bryan Bourke
S
Senior Statespeople
Myra Garrett SC
1
Myra Garrett SC
1
Band 1
Stephen Keogh
1
Stephen Keogh
Head of Corporate/M&A
1
Band 1
Andrew McIntyre
5
Andrew McIntyre
5
Band 5
Mark Quealy
5
Mark Quealy
5
Band 5
Dispute Resolution

Owen O'Sullivan
E
Owen O'Sullivan
E
Eminent Practitioners
Garrett Breen
2
Garrett Breen
Head of Dispute Resolution
2
Band 2
20 of 51 results