PROFILE: Brian joined Dillon Eustace in 1994 as a trainee solicitor and has been a partner in the Financial Services Department since 2002. Brian established the firm's Tokyo representative office and managed it from 2000 until 2002, during which time he was admitted as a foreign member of the Japanese Bar Association. He is currently a committee member with the Irish Funds Industry Association and a member of the International Bar Association. Brian sits on the board of several client companies.

REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:

Advises Japanese, Australian, UK and US asset managers on the establishment of UCITS umbrella funds.
Advises asset managers on the establishment of Exchange Traded Funds.
Advised the promoter of the first Common Contractual Fund established in Ireland.
Advises Irish fund administrators and custodians on fund disputes and related regulatory issues.
Advises on the registration of investment funds in Europe and Asia.
Advises asset managers on the listing of Irish and non Irish funds on the Irish Stock Exchange.
Advised on the establishment of Real Estate Funds.