• Legal Services

    Walkers focuses on corporate and international finance law with an emphasis on investment funds, private equity and capital markets and structured finance. Our firm delivers clear, concise and practical advice based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and commercial environment in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Ireland and Jersey. We are experienced in all types of international and cross-border transactions and operate expert groups dedicated to the world’s emerging markets in Latin America, Russia/CIS, China and India, with specialist attorneys experienced in working with clients from these regions.

    Practice Areas and Specialty Groups

    Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
    Corporate
    Crime
    Employment
    Finance
    Insolvency & Corporate Recovery
    Insurance
    Investment Funds
    Islamic Finance
    Private Equity
    Property
    Trusts
    Taxation
    Latin America Group
  • Management Services

    Walkers' Management Group provides corporate, SPV and fund services from the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Delaware, Dubai, Dublin and Hong Kong. We deliver timely, effective service based on an in-depth knowledge of the regulations and commercial environment in the jurisdictions we operate from and welcome a close working relationship with clients.

    Management Services

    Company Secretarial Services
    Corporate Services
    Fiduciary Services
  • Offices

    From our global network of nine international offices, Walkers provides legal, fiduciary and corporate services to the world’s leading financial institutions and companies. Advising on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Dubai International Financial Centre, Ireland and Jersey, Walkers’ global presence spans Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. We also operate expert groups dedicated to the world’s emerging markets in Latin America, Russia/CIS, China and India, with specialist attorneys experienced in working with clients from these regions.

    Offices

    British Virgin Islands
    Cayman Islands
    Delaware
    Dubai
    Dublin
    Hong Kong
    Jersey
    London
    Singapore

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Qualifications

  • LLM in Commercial & Corporate Law, University College London
  • BCL & Dip. FSL, University College Dublin

Admitted In

  • Ireland

Paul Farrell

Partner
Dublin
T +353 1 470 6669
F +353 1 470 6601

Paul Farrell is a partner in Walkers’ Global Investment Funds Group and is based in the Dublin office. 

Paul specialises in the legal and regulatory issues surrounding the establishment and maintenance of Irish mutual and alternative investment funds structured as UCITS funds, non-UCITS retail funds, professional investor funds (PIFs) and qualifying investor funds (QIFs) including exchange traded funds (ETFs), managed-account platforms, money market funds, master-feeder funds, alternative investment funds and the re-domiciliation of funds to Ireland. 

Prior Employment Experience

Prior to joining Walkers, Paul was a senior partner in the Asset Management practice of a big five Dublin law firm leading its alternative investment arm.  Paul has been advising on legal and regulatory issues in the Irish funds industry for over 13 years.

Boards and Associations

Paul is a member of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland.
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