Prior to joining Walkers, Jill advised fund promoters, asset managers and service providers in relation to the structuring and formation of Irish domiciled funds and provided advice on general funds legal and regulatory matters both in Ireland and in the British Virgin Islands.

Admitted in:

Ireland

England & Wales (non-practising)

The British Virgin Islands (non-practising)

Quakifications:

BA (International) Law and History,  National University of Ireland Galway

LLB, National University of Ireland Galway

Diploma in Islamic Finance, The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Claritas Investment Certificate, CFA Institute

2021 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

2020 IFLR 1000 - Leading Lawyer and Rising Star

2019 IFLR 1000 - Rising Star

Member of the Law Society of Ireland

ADVISORY

• Fund Liquidity – An Overview of Key Guidance Issued - In the last few years, regulators have increased their focus on fund liquidity management, initially...
  
• Central Bank's Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report and Key Areas of Focus for Funds and their Service Providers - On 8 February 2022, the Central Bank published its Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report for 2022. ...
  
• Proposal to Amend the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive - A Closer Look - On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the "EC") published its proposal (the "EC Pr...
  
• Ireland Update: Central Bank’s property fund proposals - On 25 November 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") published a consultation paper, CP145, titl...
  
• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds - Welcome to the July – September 2021 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Development...
  
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ARTICLES

• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds - Welcome to the January – March 2022 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments...
  
• Ireland | Chambers 2022 Global Practice Guide on Investment Funds - Investment Funds Partners Nicholas Blake-Knox and Jennifer Fox, Tax Partner Jonathan Sheehan, and Se...
  
• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds - Welcome to the October – December 2021 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developme...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2021 – Regional Update: Europe - It has been another twelve months in which the extraordinary has become the norm, the unthinkable th...
  
• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds - Welcome to this issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset mana...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers' Integrated Global Legal, Tax and Professional Services Highlighted in 2021 IFLR1000 Rankings - Walkers reinforces its position as a leading law firm with the most recent IFLR 1000 legal directory...
  
• Ireland Update – Use of Electronic Signatures on Regulatory Documents and Forms - In a statement published on 24 August 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") confirm...
  
• Ireland: Central Bank update - Investment by UCITS in CFDs, CLOs, CoCos and binary options - Ireland Update: Following enhanced scrutiny by the Central Bank in respect of investment by UCITS in...
  
• Ireland Update – Investment Limited Partnerships Reform - Following on from our July 2019 article and our 20 September 2019 update on the Investment Limited P...
  
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