Key Takeaways
- • Fieldfisher appoints Mark Shaw as Partner in its Investment Funds team within the Financial Markets and Products (FMP) practice, strengthening the firm's alternative asset management legal capabilities.
- • Shaw brings more than 20 years of specialized experience in fund structuring and distribution across regulated and unregulated funds, with expertise spanning the full liquidity spectrum from hedge funds to private credit.
- • Shaw holds dual qualifications as a Luxembourg Avocat à la Cour and is admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales and Ireland, enabling multi-jurisdictional vehicle structuring for asset manager clients.
- • Prior to joining Fieldfisher, Shaw worked both in-house at alternative asset managers and in private practice, serving clients ranging from start-up fund managers and spin-outs to major global financial institutions.
Summary
Fieldfisher has expanded its Investment Funds team by appointing Mark Shaw as a partner within its Financial Markets and Products practice. The appointment represents a strategic hire intended to strengthen the firm's capabilities in advising alternative asset managers on fund structuring and distribution across multiple jurisdictions and vehicle types.
Shaw is a specialized fund lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the alternative asset management sector. His expertise encompasses the structuring and distribution of both regulated and unregulated funds, with experience across the full liquidity spectrum, including hedge funds, private credit, and other alternative asset classes. His background combines both in-house experience at alternative asset managers and private practice, positioning him to advise clients across the manager lifecycle—from start-ups and spin-outs to established banks and global institutions.
Professionally qualified across multiple jurisdictions, Shaw holds the designation of Luxembourg Avocat à la Cour and is admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales and Ireland. This multi-jurisdictional qualification base enables him to structure and advise on investment vehicles domiciled across a wide range of jurisdictions, a critical capability for international alternative asset managers requiring coordinated legal counsel across European and common law jurisdictions.
The hire aligns with Fieldfisher's broader expansion of its Financial Markets and Products practice and reflects continued demand from institutional and alternative asset managers for specialized legal counsel on complex fund structuring, regulatory compliance, and distribution strategies in an evolving regulatory environment.
Shaw is a specialized fund lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the alternative asset management sector. His expertise encompasses the structuring and distribution of both regulated and unregulated funds, with experience across the full liquidity spectrum, including hedge funds, private credit, and other alternative asset classes. His background combines both in-house experience at alternative asset managers and private practice, positioning him to advise clients across the manager lifecycle—from start-ups and spin-outs to established banks and global institutions.
Professionally qualified across multiple jurisdictions, Shaw holds the designation of Luxembourg Avocat à la Cour and is admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales and Ireland. This multi-jurisdictional qualification base enables him to structure and advise on investment vehicles domiciled across a wide range of jurisdictions, a critical capability for international alternative asset managers requiring coordinated legal counsel across European and common law jurisdictions.
The hire aligns with Fieldfisher's broader expansion of its Financial Markets and Products practice and reflects continued demand from institutional and alternative asset managers for specialized legal counsel on complex fund structuring, regulatory compliance, and distribution strategies in an evolving regulatory environment.
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