Carol Widger

Carol Widger is a partner in Dechert’s Investment Funds group in Dublin and Managing Partner of the firm’s Dublin office. Ms. Widger has more than 20 years’ experience advising fund promoters, fund managers, AIFMs, MiFID firms and other investment funds services firms, on matters relating to the establishment, launch and ongoing management of all types of investment funds, including UCITS and AIF products. Ms. Widger is a member of the Irish Funds ESG Working Group and serves as co-chair of Dechert’s Global Women’s Initiative. Carol currently acts as a senior advisor of the Dublin location for 100 Women in Finance, where she was the former Chair and founding member. 

Ms. Widger is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in her field by the independent legal directories Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 EMEA and IFLR1000. Clients note “Carol’s advice is very commercial and actionable” and “She provides commercial practicality in her advice and has deep regulatory knowledge”.