Jennie is a supervising associate and joined Simmons in 2016. Prior to joining the Dublin office, Jennie was an associate in the Hong Kong office specialising in asset management and investment funds. She has a wide range of experience advising on the establishment, authorisation and on-going compliance issues of a variety of investment funds in Ireland and Hong Kong, including exchange traded funds, unlisted funds, UCITS and QIAIFs.
Between September 2017 and March 2018, Jennie was seconded to the London office of Simmons as a Trainee Solicitor. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong. Jennie is fluent in English and Cantonese and is proficient in Mandarin.
Relevant experience
- Advising a global asset manager in respect of its Irish UCITS and AIF platforms
- Advising on applications for approval of new sub-funds and investment manager applications
- Advising on legal and regulatory aspects of financial services activities regulated by the Central Bank
- Advising a global asset manager in relation to the establishment of a UCITS common contractual fund
- Advising a large UK investment manager on the establishment a loan origination AIF
- Advising on the establishment of an Irish domestic UCITS management company and AIFM with MiFID top-ups
- Advising a global asset manager in relation to changes of service providers for its UCITS
