Matheson LLP, Tax | Chambers Europe Profile

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Our tax department is significantly the largest tax practice group amongst Irish law firms. In contrast to the tax departments of other Irish law firms, we operate primarily as a “front-end” service. Significantly more than half of our work is on transactions or advisory matters where our tax professionals have the sole or lead role. We also advise on the taxation aspects of transactions as part of a multi-disciplinary team with lawyers from other groups within the firm. We often act as special tax counsel in transactions where clients require specialised tax advice and are not comfortable using the tax department of their existing legal advisers. We do not provide tax compliance services.

Our dedicated international tax group advises on cross-border transactions in conjunction with legal and tax counsel from other jurisdictions. We have committed considerable resources to building and maintaining good relationships with these lawyers.

We advise many leading domestic and international corporations and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. We focus on the timely delivery and implementation of integrated leading edge tax advice. Our philosophy is “can do” – if there is a solution we will find it.

We advise on:

General Corporate Tax
Transfer Pricing
Finance Tax
VAT and Indirect Tax
Real Estate Tax
Tax Controversy and Tax Litigation
Irish Tax Capability in the United States

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Tax - Ireland

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Matheson has an expansive and distinguished tax practice known for its international scope and tax structuring experience. The law firm often acts as lead tax counsel on complex cross-border M&A and restructuring transactions, including corporate migrations. The team is also experienced in the tax aspects of financing mandates, as well as advance pricing agreements. The law firm is extremely well versed in transfer pricing matters, including contentious issues. Matheson offers market-leading tax litigation expertise, including advising on challenges to stamp duty assessments.

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Strengths

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"The team at Matheson is technically excellent, proactive and responsive. It is a pleasure to work with."

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"The Matheson team provides exceptional service through understanding and deconstructing complex issues and providing practical and usable advice. Its lawyers take the time to understand our business in order to provide sound advice."

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"The lawyers at Matheson are very responsive, thoughtful and understand the big picture."

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"Matheson understands our business and provides us with excellent technical support. The team is very strong with great technical and business partnering skills. It offers extremely quick responses and top-level service."

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"Matheson is able to bring in subject matter experts covering very specific and nuanced situations. Its team spans many disciplines and areas of specialisation."

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"The team at Matheson is technically excellent, proactive and responsive. It is a pleasure to work with."

Tax respondent
Europe

"The lawyers at Matheson are very responsive, thoughtful and understand the big picture."

Tax respondent
Europe

"Matheson is able to bring in subject matter experts covering very specific and nuanced situations. Its team spans many disciplines and areas of specialisation."

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Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Shane Hogan

Band 1

Shane Hogan assists clients with cross-border APA and BAPA applications. He is also well placed to handle tax audits, corporate reorganisation mandates and contentious tax appeals.

"Shane is outstanding. He is commercially aware, technically strong and a pleasure to work with."

"Shane is a great business partner with great technical skills. He understands our business and provides us with excellent technical tax support."

"Shane is one of the best tax advisers I have ever worked with. He can go as deep as you want technically, but also has a great practical viewpoint to ensure his advice lands in an executable format. I could not ask for more in an adviser than Shane."

"Shane is very thorough. He gets the big picture and has a good perspective. He is really attentive and his service is exceptional."

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Gerry Thornton

Band 2

Gerry Thornton advises clients from the financial services sector on the tax structuring of transactions, along with advising on the tax aspects of establishing new businesses.

"Gerry Thornton is an extremely impressive business partner."

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Aidan Fahy

Band 3

Aidan Fahy is well admired by the market and is able to provide advice for clients on the tax aspects of M&A transactions.

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Catherine O'Meara

Band 3

Catherine O'Meara handles the tax aspects of APA applications and restructurings, as well as transfer pricing matters.

"Catherine is a great business partner who has great technical skills."

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Kevin Smith

Band 3

Kevin Smith enters the rankings this year following impressive feedback. He often advises clients such as investment banks, financial institutions and aircraft leasing companies on the tax aspects of Irish financial services.

"Kevin is a great lawyer; he is really commercial, understands our issues and is very good at solving problems. It's impressive for a tax lawyer to be able to explain tax to people like me. He breaks it down to make it understandable."

"Kevin is very responsive and easy to get hold of. He has great judgement when it comes to Irish tax risk, flags things in advance and is practical and helpful in transactions."

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