Paula Kelleher

NAME: Paula Kelleher

TITLE: Partner

PRACTICE AREA: Regulatory and Compliance

EDUCATION: University College Cork, the Irish Taxation Institute in Ireland
 and the Law Society of Ireland

EMAIL: paula.kelleher@dilloneustace.ie

PROFILE: Paula joined Dillon Eustace in 1992 as a partner working in the Financial Services Department. During the period 1994 to 1997 she was Managing Director of Citigroup's Trustee and Custodial Services operation in Dublin and then returned to Dillon Eustace in 1997. Paula has extensive experience of communicating with regulatory bodies and Government Departments on behalf of clients. She has in depth knowledge of license frameworks and implementation programmes and has been involved in a number of project financing, corporate acquisitions and structured finance projects. In addition Paula is an associate member of the Irish Taxation Institute and her tax knowledge complements her other areas of expertise. Paula is also a member of the board of directors of the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland (“ACOI”) and is currently the chairperson of the Technical Committee of the ACOI.

REPRESENTATIVE ACTIONS:

• Advises on the revision of Data Protection procedures for a large Irish Fund Administration Company
• Advises on the review of processes and procedures for one of the largest Irish mortgage intermediary companies.
• Implementing the pension investment policy of the State transport company.
• Creating and implementing a robust compliance framework for a broad range of client companies.
• Assisting a large number of clients in preparation for on-site inspections by the Financial Regulator and implementing and updating procedures to address any findings.