Mr Brian Kelliher > Dillon Eustace > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
Dillon Eustace Offices
33 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Mr Brian Kelliher
Work Department
Asset Management and Investment Funds, Financial Services
Position
Partner, Asset Management and Investment Funds
Career
Brian Kelliher is a Partner in the Asset Management & Investment Funds unit of Dillon Eustace. He specialises on the establishment of investment funds and investment firms and advises on all applicable regulatory and compliance matters.
Brian has over 25 years experience advising on the establishment of
• investment funds of all product types including UCITS with traditional or liquid alternative investment strategies such as equity hedge, global macro, relative value and event driven; Money Market Funds; ETFs; and AIFs investing in alternative, less liquid or private assets; and
• investment firms such as asset managers, distributors and fund service providers.
His investment funds practice covers product design, contract negotiation, authorisation, distribution, migration and advising on all applicable regulatory and compliance matters.
Brian’s international experience includes working in a New York listed and NASDAQ registered broker / dealer prior to commencing his career at Dillon Eustace.
Memberships
Brian is currently a member of the Irish Funds (IF) Legal & Regulatory Working Group of which he was previously chairman. He was also previously a member of other IF working groups and the Company Law Review Group, an Irish statutory body established to advise the Minister for Enterprise on company law matters.
Education
Series 7
University College Cork
Law Society of Ireland
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Investment funds
(Leading individuals)Dillon Eustace is an investment funds giant and has an immense history in the market. The team advises a huge market share of asset managers and Irish-domiciled funds. It is widely recognised for its expertise in UCITS and QIAIF funds and has furthered its reputation in ESG matters. Managing partner Donnacha O’Connor
, a key member of the asset management and investment funds department, has a long track record in the sector, and has advised on a series of major recent funds, including credit fund structures and loan origination funds. Brian Higgins, Brian Kelliher, Cillian Bredin and Etain de Valera are also senior members of the team, along with Brian Dillon, who is noted for advising Asia-based clients. Shane Coveney impresses amongst the younger generation of partners. Shane Geraghty has left the firm.