Ian Dillon

Partner | Dublin

Ten Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2
D02 T380
Ireland

Ian is a partner in the firm’s Asset Management and Investment Funds Group with experience in all aspects of Irish fund law and regulation.

Ian’s particular focus is on alternative investments including all aspects of AIFMD as well as real estate, hedge, private equity, credit, infrastructure and liquid fund formation. Ian has extensive experience in Irish Real Estate Funds having acted for some of the world’s leading real estate managers and investors in the establishment, organisation and ongoing management of Irish fund structures. Ian is also experienced in the establishment and ongoing regulation of ETF fund and management operations in Ireland. Ian has worked in the investment funds industry in Ireland and internationally and both in practice and in-house roles for over 20 years.

Endorsements

Ian Dillon has “very detailed, technical knowledge of ICAV regulations as well as the commercial aspects of managing those.”

Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2021

Ian Dillon is “really great with the detail of how real estate funds come together and the complexities of those transactions.”

Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2021

Ian Dillon is an “exceptional leader.”

The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2019

Ian Dillon is “personable, knowledgeable and always has all the answers for European regulations.”

Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2019

Education & Qualifications

LL B, 1996, University of Wales
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2002
Member of Law Society of Ireland
Member of Law Society England & Wales (non-practising)
Member of East Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands) (non-practising)
Member of Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (non-practising)