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

• 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...
  
• Irish Regulatory Framework for Real Asset Depositaries - Following the issuance of guidance by the Central Bank of Ireland earlier this year, a number of ent...
  
• Ireland Update: Central Bank of Ireland Proposes Amendments to Certain Pre-Approval Controlled Functions - On 22 September 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland published a Notice of Intention regarding proposed...
  
• Cross-Border Distribution of Funds 101: Part 5 – Marketing Notification Process - Our latest advisory series considers the key changes being introduced as part of the EU’s framewor...
  
• Cross-Border Distribution of Funds 101: Part 4 - Fund Passporting De-notification Process - Our latest advisory series considers the key changes being introduced as part of the EU’s framewor...
  
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ARTICLES

• 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...
  
• Investment Funds Ireland Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments - Welcome to this issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset mana...
  
• Ireland | Chambers 2021 Global Practice Guide on Investment Funds - Partner and Head of Asset Management and Investment Funds Nicholas Blake-Knox, Partner and Head of T...
  
• Countdown to Climate Finance Week: ​Climate Finance – Where do asset managers fit in? - Ahead of Climate Finance Week Ireland, Walkers' Joe Mitchell and Jill Shaw contributed an article to...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals White Paper 2020 – Regional Update: Europe - Welcome to Walkers’ 2020 Fundamentals White Paper Series, in which we discuss certain trends ident...
  
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NEWS

• 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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