Ian is based in the Dublin office where he is a Partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Group. Ian's principal practice areas are structured products and capital markets, fund financing, distressed investment, restructurings and general corporate and financing. In particular, he advises on Irish and EU legal and regulatory aspects of the establishment, financing, operation and management of Irish special purpose vehicles and other investment vehicles which acquire a broad range of asset classes (loans, mortgages, receivables, distressed assets, insurance products etc) around the world. Ian also advises on a wide range of finance and general corporate matters, distressed investment and other bespoke structured product transactions.Some recent transactions include:- Acting as lead counsel to a leading Asian alternative investment manager in relation to the establishment of a US$10 billion ABS programme backed by Chinese listed securities. This was a landmark transaction and the first of its kind both in Ireland and the People's Republic of China;- Acting as issuer counsel and advising a major European bank in connection with a DKK 5.96 billion securitisation of its Danish auto-loan book through an Irish special purpose vehicle and acting as listing agent for the notes which listed on GEM. This was the first ever Danish auto loan securitization; and- Acting as issuer counsel and advising a major European bank in connection with a €480,000,000 Norwegian auto loan securitisation which listed on the MSM.