OVERVIEW
Niamh is a partner of Maples and Calder's Funds & Investment Management team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. She advises clients on the establishment and on-going operation of Irish regulated investment funds and on the legal and regulatory developments impacting such investment funds.
Niamh has particular expertise in the ESG and sustainable investment space. She regularly advises asset managers on the implementation and compliance with the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulations and the Taxonomy Regulation.
Niamh also has strong expertise in UCITS regulation, in particular alternative UCITS and ETFs. She has significant experience in AIFs authorised under the Irish AIFMD regime.
BACKGROUND
Niamh trained within the Maples Group and was elected as a partner in 2020.
IFLR1000 rank Niamh as a 'Rising Star Partner' and she was also recognised as a 'Rising Star' at the Euromoney European Women in Business Law Awards 2020.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Niamh is an active industry participant. She is a regular contributor to international funds publications and recently co-authored both a Level 2 Guide to the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and a Fund Directors’ Guide in association with AIMA. Niamh is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences, seminars and webinars on the areas of ESG, ETFs and the Irish funds space. Niamh is a leadership member of the Irish Chapter of Women in ETFs and also sits on the Women in ETFs EMEA Mentoring Committee.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
2011 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
EDUCATION
University College Cork, Bachelor of Civil Law (First Class Honours), 2007
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KNOWLEDGE
- 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
- Central Bank of Ireland: Key Areas of Supervisory Focus for 2023 06 March 2023
- Funds & Investment Management Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q4 2022 31 January 2023
- Preparing for SEAR and IAF Recommended Measures for all Irish Regulated Firms to Consider 20 January 2023
- ESMA Issues New Guidance and Finalised Rules on EU Cross-Border Activities 12 January 2023
- CP152: New Prudential Rules Proposed for UCITS ManCos and AIFMs with MiFID Permissions 09 January 2023
- Funds and Investment Management Quarterly Update - Ireland and Luxembourg - Q3 2022 01 November 2022
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q2 2022 27 July 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- New Maples Group Analysis Shows 40% Growth in Irish Sustainability Funds 25 May 2023
- Maples Group Named Top Legal Adviser to Irish-Serviced Funds for 10th Year 23 February 2023
- Maples Group Wins Nine Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2022 01 June 2022
- Maples Advises Neuberger Berman on the Launch of a £1.3 Billion Climate Transition Multi-Asset Credit Fund 04 April 2022
- 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 Partner Wins 'Rising Star' Award at European Law Awards 11 September 2020