Maples Group Celebrates 13 Years as Ireland’s Premier Funds Legal Adviser
Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group’s law firm in Ireland, is delighted to announce that its Irish Funds & Investment Management practice has once again been recognised as Ireland’s number one legal adviser to Irish-serviced funds, marking an unprecedented 13th consecutive year at the top of the Monterey Insight rankings.
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The Maples Group’s Funds & Investment Management practice in Ireland comprises 20 partners and over 60 dedicated Irish investment fund lawyers. It is the largest dedicated investment funds team of any Irish law firm, now representing more than 2,000 funds (approx. 25% market share). The Monterey Insight 2025 report, published this week, reinforces the firm’s unrivalled position as the go-to adviser for the Irish funds industry.
Adam Donoghue, Co-Head of our Irish Funds & Investment Management practice, commented on the results: “We are delighted that for the 13th consecutive year, we continue to be Ireland’s leading legal adviser by funds serviced in Ireland. As a result of acting on the greatest volume of new Irish funds for such a sustained period, we have a well-rounded exposure to cutting edge product trends and innovative fund structures in the industry. This experience, in addition to having the largest dedicated investment funds team of any law firm in Ireland as well as a uniquely global footprint, enables us to support our clients in the most informed and effective way.”
Eimear O’Dwyer, Co-Head of our Irish Funds & Investment Management practice, added: “Looking at 2026, we see three core themes in the Irish funds industry. First, we expect continued momentum in private assets, with the Central Bank of Ireland’s ambitious overhaul of its AIF Rulebook positioning Ireland for a surge in private asset strategies. Second, the trend of ETFs pursuing active strategies will continue to gain traction, consolidating Ireland’s position as Europe’s leading ETF hub for both passive and active mandates. Finally, fund tokenisation presents compelling opportunities, from fractionalisation and alternative distribution rails to enhanced settlement and operational transparency.”
The partners in our Funds & Investment Management practice are known as thought-leaders and innovators in topical areas such as sustainable finance, private markets, digital assets and ETFs. The Irish practice has developed a true ‘one-stop shop’ of complementary business lines including: Irish Financial Services Regulatory Group; Global Fund Registration Services for UCITS/AIF registrations and passporting; an Irish regulated fund administrator; a dual-authorised AIFM/UCITS management company; tax and administration services.
Partners in the Maples Group’s Irish Funds & Investment Management practice led by Adam Donoghue and Eimear O’Dwyer also include:
Dublin: Caitriona Carty, Stephen Carty, Ian Conlon, Emma Conaty (Head of Global Registration Services), Ronan Cremin, Richard O’Donoghue, Richard O’Mahony, John Gallagher, Frances Hamilton, Philip Keegan, Aoife McDonagh, Deirdre McIlvenna, Aaron Mulcahy, Lorna Smith and Peter Stapleton (now Regional Managing Partner EMEA).
London: Fearghal de Feu.
Cayman Islands: Pádraig Brosnan and James Meehan.
Monterey Insight is a leading independent fund industry research company that provides the only comprehensive report of service providers for all investment funds serviced in UK, Luxembourg, Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey. Based in London, the company’s research covers around 37,000 investment funds within these jurisdictions.
