Immediately prior to joining Walkers, Damien was EU Legal Director for US broker dealer, Charles Schwab. In that role, he advised on various EU fund and asset management related issues arising for the business.

Prior to this, Damien spent 12 years working in the Financial Services Department of a well-established Dublin based law firm, serving as Partner in that firm for four of those years.

Admitted In:
Ireland

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Law and Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland

Damien is a member of various Irish funds industry working groups and has also lectured on the Law Society of Ireland's Finance Law Diploma programme.

ADVISORY

• Central Bank publishes feedback statement on key aspects of the implementation of the Individual Accountability Framework - On 16 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its feedback stateme...
  
• Irish Asset Management & Investment Funds ESG Newsletter - September / October 2023 - Regulation around ESG investment in Ireland is evolving rapidly with developments from the Central B...
  
• Central Bank publishes a consultation paper on ELTIF chapter for the AIF Rulebook and updates its AIFMD Q&A to extend an exemption from the loan origination regime - On 1 November 2023, in a welcome development, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") publi...
  
• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds July - September 2023 - Welcome to the July – September 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Development...
  
• Names and Claims – ESMA probes use of generic ESG terms in EU funds - Yesterday, ESMA published a risk analysis report outlining the results of its disclosure study on ES...
  
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NEWS

• Commission adopts Regulation on EU sustainability reporting standards - The European Commission has adopted its Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set o...
  
• Walkers sponsoring With Intelligence's HFM European Operational Leaders Club - We are delighted to announce that we are Headline Partner of With Intelligence's HFM European Operat...
  
• Central Bank of Ireland publishes details of streamlined filing process for SFDR updates to UCITS and AIF pre-contractual documents - The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has issued its latest markets update which includes...
  
• Nine Partner Promotions Announced In Walkers' European Offices - Walkers has promoted nine lawyers to its global partnership across its European offices in Dublin, G...
  
• Damien Barnaville and Shane Martin Promoted To Partner in Walkers' Ireland Office - Walkers has promoted two lawyers to the partnership in its Ireland office in the firm's annual promo...
  
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ARTICLES

• Individual Accountability – CBI Consultation Published and Bill Enacted - BackgroundOn 9 March 2023, the President of Ireland signed the Central Bank (Individual Accountabili...
  
• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds July to September 2022 - Welcome to the July – September 2022 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Development...
  
• Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds April - June 2022 - Welcome to the April – June 2022 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments re...
  
• 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...
  
• 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...
  
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