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Mr Michael Barr
Work Department
Asset Management & Investment Funds
Position
Michael Barr is a Partner in A&L Goodbody’s Asset Management & Investment Funds Group and focuses on various aspects of mutual funds law and regulation and on the establishment, authorisation and listing of funds in Ireland. He is currently involved in advising clients on all aspects of both the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and UCITS V as well as related issues.
Michael advises on the setting-up of various types of UCITS and Irish alternative investment funds. He has also set up various unregulated structures and works with fund service providers in connection with custody, administration, prime brokerage and other service agreements.
Memberships
Michael was elected to the governing Council of Irish Funds (the industry representative body) in 2019 following a vote of industry participants and he has been published on a number of legal topics.
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Ireland > Investment funds
(Leading individuals)A&L Goodbody LLP
continues to cement its position in asset management and investment funds. It has a wide-ranging practice and has further developed its standing in ESG and sustainability-related matters, having worked intensively in Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) disclosures. Lorena Dunne joined the team from William Fry LLP in July 2023, providing extensive investment funds expertise and has an outstanding reputation in ESG matters, including SFDR. The firm remains at the forefront of ETFs, private equity and real estate funds, and is a growing force in investor-side representation. Stephen Carson is head of asset management and investment funds, having returned to Dublin after five years in the London office. Michael Barr has an outstanding reputation, with Kerill O’Shaughnessy also being highly rated. Brian McDermott left the practice in December 2023.
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