Kevin Murphy - Partner

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Kevin is head of the firm’s Asset Management and Investment Funds Group. He has extensive experience in advising on the legal and regulatory issues surrounding the establishment of public and private investment funds, ranging from advising on the structuring and offering of such funds, advising on the eligibility of various asset classes and advising on ongoing legal and regulatory issues as they arise.  He advises many leading financial institutions, investment banks and asset management companies on such structures and acts as lead counsel to their investment fund structures (which include: UCITS, QIFs, hedge funds and private equity funds).

He is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Regulatory Group and his regulatory and compliance practice includes advising funds and financial institutions on all aspects of regulatory supervision in Ireland as well as MiFID applications and compliance issues.

He was previously a corporate and securities partner with the US law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and prior to that he was company lawyer with Deutsche Bank in Ireland.

Kevin has spoken at a number of investment fund conferences . He has also contributed articles to industry publications.

Practice Areas

Education

  • LLM (Commercial Law), 1994, University College, Dublin
  • JD, 1998, University of Missouri School of Law
  • LLB, 1989, University College, Cork
  • BCL, 1988, University College, Cork

Professional

  • Admitted to the Missouri Bar, 1998
  • Admitted as a solicitor (England and Wales), 1996
  • Admitted as a solicitor (Ireland), 1992

Memberships

  • Taoiseach’s (Prime Minister’s) IFSC Funds Group (Legal Sub-Committee). This committee advises on legislative and regulatory changes affecting the Irish investment funds industry.
  • Legal and Regulatory Committee of the Irish Funds Industry Association
  • The American Bar Association
  • The International Bar Association

Contact Me

Kevin Murphy
Partner
Arthur Cox
Earlsfort Centre
Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2
Ireland
t: +353 (0)1 618 0515