Private Wealth Law

Matheson is a leading firm in the Irish private wealth market, regularly advising international and domestic clients on tax and estate planning matters, pre-immigration tax issues and private wealth disputes. The firm also handles property acquisition and structuring for domestic and international clients.

"The team at Matheson demonstrated an excellent understanding of inheritance laws in the Republic of Ireland, providing clear advice. They proved to be very knowledgeable and responsive through the whole process."

"They are very responsive and knowledgeable on immigration questions for private wealth clients. They deal with this day to day and are familiar with the issues, and I have been impressed by that."

"They are my go-to Irish advisers: they will always give reliable advice."

John Gill leads the private client department at the firm and is well known for handling complex domestic and international tax and estate planning matters including international trusts. "John Gill is a superb lawyer with a wealth of experience advising and assisting high net worth clients and their families. He is, in my view, the go-to person in Ireland for legal matters related to private wealth." "He is an excellent lawyer: extremely hard-working and extremely commercially aware, which is very important in probate and trust litigation." "John is one of Ireland's leading private client practitioners. He is an expert in his field and has a great ability to communicate complex concepts in an intelligible way."

Paraic Madigan advises wealthy individuals and families on domestic and international tax and estate planning matters. He regularly assists clients involved in contentious trust and estate matters. "Paraic has always demonstrated an extreme level of professionalism and expertise in his area and is extremely good with clients, and from my point of view he has been a pleasure to work with. My sense is that clients trust him 100%." "Paraic Madigan has seen it all, done it all and is a great person to have onside. "

Maeve Lochrie advises clients on estate planning matters and relocation work for high net worth clients. Her technical knowledge on tax and private client matters is praised just as much as her client-centric and friendly approach. "Maeve Lochrie is very strong on knowledge and an expert in her area. She is a pleasure to deal with." "Maeve is an outstanding member of the team and a pleasure to work with."