William Fry announces senior appointments in asset management & investment funds

William Fry announces senior appointments in asset management & investment funds

Dan Morrissey

William Fry has announced the appointment of John Aherne and Marion Mellett to its asset management & investment funds department in Dublin.

Mr Aherne joins from A&L Goodbody to take up a role as partner, while Ms Mellett joins from BlackRock to head up the firm’s global fund registrations offering.

Mr Aherne previously worked in London as senior legal counsel for HSBC Global Asset Management with particular focus on its European institutional investment management business.

He is a member of the Irish Funds MiFID II Working Group and the EFAMA Distribution and Investor Protection Working Group.

Ms Mellett is a member of the Irish Funds European Distribution Working Group.

Dan Morrissey, head of asset management & investment funds at William Fry, said: “I am delighted to announce these exciting appointments which reinforce the already strong team we have in place and will enable us to further grow our asset management & investment funds practice.

“Our continued investment in the best people underlines our commitment to the delivery of excellent results for our clients.”

The latest appointments bring the partner count in the asset management & investment funds team to seven and the headcount over 20.

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