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