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Fionán Breathnach, Partner

Fionán is a partner practising in financial services department and is head of Mason Hayes+Curran's investment funds and regulatory Unit. He advises fund promoters on structuring, establishing and listing investment funds in Ireland and in other jurisdictions. He also advises fund administrators, custodians, investment managers and other related service providers on the establishment of operations in Ireland and in relation to their ongoing business.

Fionán also advises a wide range of financial services operations on their obligations under Irish and EU financial services regulations. Fionán advises clients in the areas of banking, insurance, re-insurance fund administration and brokerage, on issues such as, MiFID, regulatory capital, interfacing and dealing with regulators, internet-based products and investments, distance selling, market abuse issues and anti-money laundering regulations.       

Fionán is a regular contributor to financial journals, speaks regularly at conferences and seminars on financial services regulation and lectures on the Law Society of Ireland’s Diploma in Finance Law. He is co-author, with Paul Egan, of the Mason Hayes+Curran publication, ‘European Union Securities Legislation’

Recommendations:

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2010.
 Fionán is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Investment Funds/Financial Services’ categories.  “He has a great overview of the industry  and understands the minutiae of the development of the market” say sources. 

Which Lawyer? Practical Law Company, 2010.
 Fionán is recommended within the ‘Investment funds’ category.

Legal 500 – Investment Funds, 2009.
Fionán is recommended by Legal 500 under the heading of ‘Investment Funds’.

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2009.
Fionán is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Investment Funds’ and ‘Financial services’ categories. It is noted that “He has worked hard to create a profile for himself in the industry and now he’s reaping the benefits,”.

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2008.
Fionán is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Investment Funds’ and ‘Financial services’ categories.

Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2007.
Fionán is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the Investment Funds category. Making a name for himself in funds work is Fionán Breathnach. “His professionalism is outstanding, he’s attentive and returns calls and e-mails very quickly,” said one client, while another praised his “efficiency and hard-working approach.”

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2007.

Fionán is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Investment Funds’ category.

Which Lawyer? Practical Law Company, 2009.

Fionán is recommended within the ‘Investment funds’category.

Which Lawyer? Practical Law Company, 2008.
Fionán is recommended within the Investment funds category, ‘Aspects of his funds work include listing, structuring and establishing funds both domestically and off shore’.

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