Our People

• University College Dublin (BBLS and LLM in Financial Services Law)
• ACCA (Professional Accountancy Exams)
• Certificate in Luxembourg Fund Operations (ALFI)

   

• Law Society of Ireland

Mark is a Partner in the Financial Services Department and in the Investment Funds and Financial Services Regulation practices. Mark has over 10 years experience in the funds industry and advises on all aspects of the structuring, establishment and ongoing operation of investment funds in Ireland, as well as in regard to issues affecting service providers such as administrators, custodians, distributors and investment managers. Mark practised as an Attorney-at-Law specialising in hedge funds in the funds practice of a leading firm in the Cayman Islands for four years and advises on the redomiciliation of offshore funds to Ireland and the restructuring of hedge funds as UCITS. He previously worked in the investment funds department of another large Irish firm and for a leading global custodian in Luxembourg.

In addition to specialising in investment funds, Mark advises with regard to a range of issues affecting the financial sector including MiFID, anti-money laundering regulations, e-money and payment systems, data protection, distance selling and with regard to internet-based products and investments.  Mark is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising) and as an Attorney-at-Law in the Cayman Islands (not practising) as well as an Irish solicitor and is an affiliate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is a regular contributor to financial journals.

Areas of Expertise:

• Investment Funds
• Financial Services Regulation

Recent Publications: 

• "Maximinising International Restructuring Opportunities under UCITS IV" AIMA Journal, Q4,2011
• "Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive Update", European American Chamber of Commerce Journal, December 2011
• "Offshore Funds – the Irish Dimension” Eurekahedge, September 2011
• "Moving Offshore Funds Onshore - A Practical Guide”, Eurekahedge, April 2011
• "Redomiciling Offshore Investment Funds to Ireland, the European Gateway”, The Hedge Fund Law Report, March 2011
• “The European AIFM Directive – New Distribution Opportunities for Hedge Funds”, Eurekahedge, February 2011
• “Further enhancements to Irish QIF regime” Lexology, October 2010
• "Top hedge fund centres approved for fund redomiciliations to Ireland for first time” Finance Dublin, September 2010

 Sample Speaking Engagements:

• Spoke on AML issues impacting on international fund structures at an international investment seminar in Switzerland, February 2012;

• Spoke on regulatory issues impacting on Irish fund governance at a seminar on the Weavering Case in January 2012;
• Spoke on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive at a Seminar hosted by the European American Chamber of Commerce in New York in November 2011;
• Spoke on the use of Irish fund structures to boost international distribution at a Seminar on “Hedge Fund Marketing and Capital Raising” hosted by the Hedge Fund Association in New York in November 2011;