A&L Goodbody LLP

Asset Management & Investment Funds Group

Stephen Carson is Head of the Asset Management & Investment Funds group. He was Head of the London office from 2018 to 2022. Stephen advises international asset management firms and investment banks in relation to the establishment and authorisation of all types of investment funds including UCITS, AIFs, exchange traded funds (ETFs), money market funds, hedge funds, private equity funds and property funds as well as authorisation of UCITS management companies and alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). He also acts for the promoters of, and service providers to, Irish domiciled investment funds including investment managers, fund administrators and depositaries in relation to depositary, administration, prime brokerage and other service agreements.

Stephen regularly speaks at international conferences and other industry events. He is currently a member of the Irish Funds ETF Working Group. Stephen was the chairperson of the Irish Funds association's Working Group on ELTIFs and Loan Funds from 2015 to 2016. He was a member of the Marketing Committee of the Irish Funds association from 2012 to 2014. Stephen was a member of the Events Committee of the Irish Funds association from 2017 to 2020.