Declan O’Sullivan
Partner, Financial Services, Dechert
Declan O’Sullivan advises domestic and international clients in the establishment and authorisation of all types of investment funds including UCITS, hedge funds, property funds and private equity funds. He also represents many leading fund service providers in Ireland, including investment managers, administrators and custodians. Mr. O’Sullivan has advised clients on the rollout of many innovative new products.
Mr. O’Sullivan previously led the alternative investment practice at Dublin firm William Fry. He has been (since its inception) a member and is a former Chairperson of the Alternative Investments Committee of the Irish Funds Industry Association, sits on the Irish industry’s task force on the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive and was formerly a member of the European Commission Expert Group on Open Ended Real Estate Funds. He is also a notary public.
Mr. O’Sullivan is ranked as a leading lawyer in his field by the independent legal directory Chambers Europe 2014 and by Chambers Global 2014, which states that he is known for his “brilliant knowledge and contacts” and described as having “his finger on the pulse”.