OVERVIEW
Aaron is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. He advises on a wide variety of legal and regulatory issues facing Irish domiciled collective investment schemes (CIS) and has particular expertise in the establishment, operation and regulation of all types of Irish CIS, including UCITS and AIFs.
Aaron's expertise also extends to the establishment and operation of Irish regulated AIFMs, UCITS management companies, "mega-ManCos", MiFID investment firms and unregulated 1907 Act limited partnership and SPV structures. His practice also covers the governance, cross-border distribution and management of such entities into and out of Ireland, as well as the impact of wider regulatory initiatives such as compliance with the SFDR and the Taxonomy Regulation.
BACKGROUND
Aaron joined the Maples Group in 2014, having spent the previous four years working in the Dublin office of an international law firm. Prior to this, he worked in a leading Irish law firm, where he also trained.
Aaron is currently ranked by IFLR1000 as a 'Notable Practitioner'.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Aaron is an active industry participant. He currently chairs the Irish Fund's ELTIF Working Group and previously sat on the Irish Funds ILP working group and Money Market Fund (MMF) working group. He is also a member of AIMA's AIFMD 2 working group, with a particular focus on liquidity management and direct lending/ loan origination and EFAMA's working group focused on ELTIFs.
Aaron is a regular contributor to international fund publications and journals and co-authored the Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Hedge Funds Ireland Guide 2022/2023. He is also a regular speaker at various industry and client conferences and webinars on MMFs, ESG and the ILP structure.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Investment Limited Partnership
BAR ADMISSIONS
2009 - Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland2010 - Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising as an English solicitor)
EDUCATION
University College Cork, Ireland, LLM (Hons), Electronic Law and Commercial Law, 2003University College Cork, Ireland, BCL (Hons), Law, 2002
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KNOWLEDGE
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q3 2023 26 October 2023
- ELTIF 2.0 Irelands Road Map for ELTIF Readiness 05 September 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q2 2023 01 September 2023
- Lexology GTDT Hedge Funds Guide 2023 - Ireland 18 August 2023
- A Step Closer to AIFMD 2.0 28 July 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q1 2023 27 April 2023
- CBI's New Enhanced Flexibility for QIAIF Digital Asset Exposure 05 April 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland Findings Following EU Review of Costs and Fees in UCITS 30 March 2023
- ELTIF 2 Enhancements and New Opportunities 29 March 2023
- Central Bank of Ireland: Key Areas of Supervisory Focus for 2023 06 March 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Named Top Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds for 10th Year 23 February 2023
- Maples Group Retains Position as Leading Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds 24 February 2022
- Maples Group Ranked as Top Funds Legal Adviser for 8th Year in a Row 02 March 2021
- Maples Group Ranked as Top Funds Legal Adviser for 7th Year Running 24 February 2020
- Maples Group Announces New Partners and Of Counsel 03 April 2019
- Partner Developments at the Maples Group 21 March 2019