On March 11, 2014, Dechert LLP announced that Mark Browne has joined the firm as a partner with its Financial Services Group in its Dublin office.  He was recently a partner in the Financial Services Department of Mason Hayes & Curran specializing in Investment Funds.  For insight from Dechert, see “Dechert Webinar Highlights Key Deal Points and Tactics in Negotiations between Hedge Fund Managers and Futures Commission Merchants Regarding Cleared Derivative Agreements,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 16 (Apr. 18, 2013).  For insight from Browne, see “Redomiciling Offshore Investment Funds to Ireland, the European Gateway,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 8 (Mar. 4, 2011).