David J.H. Williams

Partner with LK Shields Solicitors 

Banking & Financial Services Group

 

 

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David advises on all aspects of financial services law and regulation and also company and commercial law. His practice areas of special interest include investment funds (Ireland and other offshore locations) and capital markets. David's clients include investment managers, custodian banks and fund administrators. 

 

David has particular expertise in the area of property funds and has also advised many firms who have obtained authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland under MiFID. 

 

David began his career with a leading London law firm before relocating to Ireland in 1992 where he continued his career as in-house counsel to Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan), before joining LK Shields Solicitors in 2000. 

 

 

Professional Career (Practice Areas):

  • Financial Services Law and Regulation 
  • Investment Funds 
  • Capital Markets 
  • MiFID 
  • Adviser to Fund Managers, Administrators and Custodians 

 

Professional Information:

  • Member of the Irish Fund Industry Association Legal and Regulatory Committee 
  • Lecturer on Investment Funds for the Law Society of Ireland 
  • Member of the Monterey Funds Club 

 

Recommendations:

  • Highly re­com­men­ded for bank­ing and fin­ance and in­vest­ment funds in Leg­al Ex­perts Europe, Middle East & Africa 2012
  • "'Highly cap­able and calm' group head Dav­id Wil­li­ams 'sees the com­mer­cial pur­pose of the trans­ac­tion – un­like many law­yers – and of­fers com­mer­cial rather than merely leg­al ad­vice,' re­port ap­pre­ci­at­ive cli­ents." Cham­bers Europe 2011
  • Re­com­men­ded for in­vest­ment funds/fin­an­cial ser­vices in Cham­bers Europe 2011
  • Lis­ted as a lead­ing law­yer in cap­it­al mar­kets in the 22nd / 2012 and 21st / 2011 edi­tions of the IFLR1000 - The Guide to the World's Lead­ing Fin­an­cial Law Firms
  • Re­com­men­ded for in­vest­ment funds in PLC's In­vest­ment Funds: Which Law­yer? 2011 edi­tion
  • Highly re­com­men­ded for bank­ing and fin­ance and in­vest­ment funds in Leg­al Ex­perts Europe, Middle East & Africa 2011
  • "Dav­id Wil­li­ams is ... highly re­garded: 'He thinks out­side the box, ap­ply­ing his know­ledge in a very com­mer­cial and busi­ness-aligned fash­ion, with con­sid­er­able reg­u­lat­ory ex­pert­ise.'" Cham­bers Europe 2010
  • Re­com­men­ded for in­vest­ment funds/fin­an­cial ser­vices in Cham­bers Europe 2010
  • Highly re­com­men­ded for bank­ing and fin­ance and in­vest­ment funds in European Leg­al Ex­perts 2010
  • Highly re­com­men­ded for in­vest­ment funds by PLC Which Law­yer? Year­book in 2009
  • Highly re­com­men­ded for bank­ing and fin­ance and in­vest­ment funds in European Leg­al Ex­perts 2009
  • Highly re­com­men­ded for bank­ing and fin­ance and in­vest­ment funds in European Leg­al Ex­perts 2008
  • Highly re­com­men­ded for in­vest­ment funds by PLC Which Law­yer? Year­book in 2008

 

Qualifications:

  • Admitted as a Solicitor, Ireland, 1991 
  • Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales, 1988 
  • Bachelor of Law, University of Manchester, 1985