Doireann O’Daly joins Byrne Wallace Shields
(L to R): Managing partner Feargal Brennan, Doireann O’Daly, and David Naughton. (Pic: Byrne Wallace Shields LLP)

09 Jun 2026 corporate law Print

Doireann O’Daly joins Byrne Wallace Shields

Byrne Wallace Shields LLP has appointed Doireann O’Daly as a partner in investment funds and financial-services regulation. 

O’Daly advises many of the world’s leading asset managers, financial institutions, and service providers on the establishment and operation of Irish‑domiciled investment funds. 

She also has extensive experience advising asset managers and Irish service providers on Irish and EU regulatory requirements.

‘Technical expertise’ 

Feargal Brennan (managing partner of Byrne Wallace Shields) said that O’Daly’s appointment reflected the firm’s continued ambition to grow and evolve its service offering. 

David Naughton (head of investment funds and financial-services regulation) said that the new partner brought “exceptional technical expertise, commercial judgement, and deep regulatory insight”. 

“She has an outstanding track record advising leading asset managers and financial-services firms, and her arrival significantly strengthens our investment-funds practice,” he added. 

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