‘Responsive, innovative, expert, practical and good value.’

‘Peter Maher is excellent.’

‘This practice has exceptional skill with respect to Irish law and its pertinence to financial services and fund and SPV structures in Ireland.’

‘David Kilty has exceptional expertise in tax matters relating to Irish SPV structures and was quickly able to advise us and our clients on various tax matters relating to our investment vehicle. His advice and quick commercial understanding of the matter significantly helped us execute our business objectives. He is incredibly accessible and always responsive which helps to resolve matters quickly.’

‘Fintan Clancy – pragmatic, cool head and always available to the client.’

‘The Matheson tax team is exceptionally strong. They are very knowledgeable, with good practical insight and very clear in their communication. Their responsiveness is excellent and always deliver a quality service in short timing.’

‘Matheson’s tax team is very responsive and provide pragmatic advice aligned with local market practices.’

‘Practical advice. Appreciative of our internal stakeholders and audience.’

‘Strong at understanding our facts and what we are trying to achieve’

‘Hugely experienced practice with some star individuals. Deep market and commercial knowledge. The top Irish firm in this area.’

‘Turlough Galvin: The star individual. Hugely experienced practitioner with a wide and varied practice. The person to go to when you have difficult questions.’

‘Shane Hogan and Brian Doohan in particular have been exceptional throughout my work with them.’

‘Vahan Tchrakian assisted our firm in various Irish tax matters relating to a transaction. Tax aspects were central in the negotiations and Vahan helped us secure a very positive outcome for our clients. We noted in particular his sound review of Irish tax representations in the share purchase agreement and the capacity of his team to provide detailed risk estimates.’

‘William Fry’s team is exceptional in the market as a result of a senior led service, covering all areas of tax. The M&A offering is particularly strong, providing a higher quality service than the majority of alternatives in the market.’

‘The team have the depth and breadth of technical expertise to handle the novel tax structuring we require, including being able to lead the international advice. They are extremely commercial, responsive and solutions focused and provide excellent client service. They understand our business and have been able to provide innovative solutions to address our business needs. They are the best tax practice that we have dealt with in any of the big Irish law firms. We see them as trusted advisors rather than just another set of lawyers.’

‘Sonya Manzor is a top notch Irish tax advisor and her responsiveness really sets her apart.’

‘Rachel Fox is an exceptional M&A tax partner. Her technical and commercial knowledge is very strong and she allies this with a very noticeable willingness to go above and beyond for her clients.’

‘Rachel Fox is excellent, commercial and solutions-focused with an extremely broad knowledge on tax technical matters, particularly in the area of international tax structuring. She adds real value on projects, looking at the full commercial position rather than focusing just on the narrow application of the law (which is a real differentiating factor compared to many tax partners in other large firms). She goes above and beyond in terms of client care and is very responsive. She can explain very complicated, technical matters in a clear, concise way, which sets her apart from a lot of partners in competitor firms. I would not hesitate to recommend her.’

‘Given my varied business needs I have worked with Brian Duffy and Sonya Manzo from the WF tax team. The WF tax practice is an excellent “one stop” full service tax shop that can address all our tax needs. I have used the tax practices in medium to large accounting practices previously and what sets the WF tax team apart is their partner led personal approach, attention to detail and deeper understanding of the legal considerations (for example, property law) of a transaction and how that interacts with tax law.’

‘Brian Duffy is a stand out tax lawyer and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to others. He is always available and a pleasure to deal with. He considers the legal points and delivers clear, commercial and pragmatic tax advice in a timely manner; he always has the needs of our business in mind. He is particularly strong in the areas of real estate tax, M&A tax support and tax disputes & litigation. He gives good counsel on a variety of legal and tax issues.’

‘Ted McGrath is also excellent. He is very detail-orientated and his advice is always clear, commercial and easy to digest. He has deep knowledge of financial services tax matters and is a real stand-out advisor in this area. On many occasions he has delivered solutions to complex and novel FS tax structuring issues, often working within tight timelines.’

‘The people make DLA Piper unique. Based on my experience, DLA Piper Dublin has a very strong team made up of exceptionally good people. The team is technically excellent, and aware of/involved with what is going on in the market from a restructuring perspective (e.g. SPACs). The team are able to talk to their experience with other companies and compare it to how it might be of interest to what my company is doing / will be doing.’

‘Knowledgeable, efficient, responsive and pro-active.’

‘Always there whenever needed, advice is always on-point, and response time exceeds expectations. If research is needed or more expertise is required they still deliver efficient, timely, accurate guidance. I have never had to chase for an answer.’

‘Maura Dineen constantly stands out for me as one of the most measured, level headed business partners that I could have. Maura is technically excellent, her background as both a lawyer and a tax adviser give Maura an edge and a practicality that lawyers often don’t have and which tax professionals struggle to attain. She’s also very practical, easy to run questions past and is rarely fazed/flummoxed. By way of example, Maura saved my company several millions of euro in the space of a 5 minute conversation.’

‘Maura Dineen and her team have consistently impressed me with an impressive level of expertise combined with an ability to craft creative solutions to complex problems.’

‘This team was introduced later in to our transaction process as we were using other advisors at the beginning. The difference in service that the Eversheds tax team provided was far superior and especially so with regard to advice with liability exposure.’

‘The team is very professional and solutions driven when it comes to client requirements. They are very approachable and willing to talk to clients before a formal engagement is in place which is not often the case with other firms.’

‘Very approachable and willing to engage. Particularly Tim Kiely and Alan O’Connell.’

‘The Eversheds Tax Legal Team, and in particular Alan Connell and Melissa Daly, have been an enormous help to our company. They’ve come up with innovative solutions for our VAT tax, entity expansion, and international development in the EU with regard to IP. I highly recommend them. They alert us to new legislation and also reach out routinely to make sure that everything is handled well.’

‘Robert Dever was key to delivering an excellent service and well negotiated tax deed in our favour. His depth of knowledge and ability to provide walk through examples and explanations was excellent.’

‘Alan Connell (managing partner and head of tax) has expertly led the team which has advised our business on all tax matters since we first became a client of the firm. Alan is an excellent partner, with in-depth experience, whose dedication to, and intimate knowledge of, our business through his involvement in our deals over the years means that he is a trusted advisor to our business.’

‘Alan Connell has an unerring sense of knowing our business model, the kind of crisp advice we need, and has the ability to help us strategise well. We have an excellent working relationship.’

‘Melissa Daly has also been a stalwart in helping out our team, especially as we liaise with other European lawyers on a variety of matters that include tax and also include social media, platform issues, and corporate structure.’

‘The quality of its people. They are extremely professional and apart from their obvious technical knowledge they are capable of exercising a high degree of judgement as circumstances require’

‘The Maples team in Ireland is knowledgeable, responsive and engaging; it is a privilege and a pleasure to work with them. They combine technical excellence with commercial acumen.’

‘They provide a high level of client service , always ensuring that client deadlines can be met regardless of the inconvenience to themselves The stand out individuals are William Fogarty and Grainne O’ Loughlin.’

‘Will Fogarty and Lynn Cramer are both outstanding. They have helped out in complex areas for sophisticated clients. They are unafraid of technical challenges while also being pragmatic and commercial. The whole team is of a similar calibre.’

‘Will Fogarty is the complete package. Smart, practical, knowledgeable, responsive, and experienced.’

‘Diverse, but top quality services. Focused on outcomes and deliverables not just advice. Very experienced at helping companies set up in Ireland and sell into Europe.’

‘Excellent knowledge and insight. Clear communication. Flexible engagement approach and able to support clients through a complete issue journey, rather than focusing on specific elements.’

‘Commercially aware, well connected into the local business community, knowledgeable and practical.’

‘MHC has uniquely been able to provide outside counsel tax advice in an efficient, team oriented manner that replicates having an in-house tax professional. Niamh Caffrey has quickly become knowledgeable about our business, our corporate structure, inter-company relationships and transactions. As a result, we are able to obtain highly relevant, expert advice that we can rely on with confidence.’

‘Niamh Caffrey deserves special recognition for her commitment to understanding our business, philosophy, risk tolerance and approach to transactions. Also, she has applied her knowledge of tax law to help us make sound decisions regarding our operations and transactions. By working with Niamh, we can trust that MHC will be fully engaged at the partner level regardless of what our needs might be.’

‘Niamh Caffrey- technically strong and very responsive.’

‘Excellent ability to convey complex legal and tax matters in a clear and comprehensible way.’

‘Easy to deal with and collaborative in their approach. Simplify the advice to enable strong business decisions.’

‘The practice is unique in that each assignment is individually managed and given one-to-one personal attention.’

‘The individuals are readily approachable and highly technical and commercial.’

‘Very approachable team with common sense tax advice. Take commercial experience, technical expertise and translated into language easily understood by the client.’

‘Deirdre Barnicle has a client-centred approach and provides advice in a timely and easily understandable manner.’

‘The key differentiator for Alan Heuston is his ability to combine technical expertise, commercial understanding and practical experience to solve issues and complete projects. His combination of practice and industry expertise is hugely helpful, reassuring and means he is equally focused on the commercial realities and implementation. His knowledge of the entire Irish tax system is second to none.’

‘Very approachable practical advice given by Alan Heuston. His expertise on the subject matter was easily translated into practical advice, which could be easily implemented by us.’

‘Walkers Ireland Tax is a dynamic practice. The team is client focused and extremely responsive. During the work from home period, Walkers Tax continued to provide a high quality service offering. The team collaborates seamlessly with our other professional service providers which is extremely important and a hard to find trait.’

‘Extremely responsive, practical and on the ball.’

‘Jonathan Sheehan is a trusted business adviser. He understands his clients’ operational framework and works closely with the Walkers firm to offer tailored solutions. He is very responsive and provides timely industry developments.

‘Jonathan Sheehan is a pleasure to deal with – immensely constructive, knowledge and helpful.’

‘Eimear Burbridge – Of counsel. Eimear is an experienced lawyer and provides succinct advice. Legal drafting is clear and deliverables are client focused.’

‘Responsiveness and support with any legal issues that arise. Expertise in subject matter. Ability to understand business needs in conjunction with legal advice.’

‘Highly experienced and responsive team. They provide a superb service and their advice is always top class. This is an exceptionally strong team and they are my ‘go to’ firm for tax advice. Responsiveness and value for money are key for me as well as excellent advice. Healthcare is an extremely fast paced environment and I need my advisers to keep pace and the RDJ tax team continue to deliver for me all the time.’

‘Ronan Daly Jermyn has continued to provide me with an excellent client service, providing targeted and proactive advice while demonstrating a passion for talent development and continuous improvement. Dealing with the firm primarily on tax matters it has been an early adopter of webcasts discussing topical developments while staying at the forefront of changes and approaches being adopted by relevant tax authorities.’

‘It has very professional people who convey complex information in a format that a lay person can easily understand.’

‘Mark Barrett is an outstanding tax adviser and I value his advice. He guides me through every tax query I have. He is very client focused and he always puts his clients first. Mark Ludlow who works with Mark Barrett is also excellent. I must also mention Eoin Tobin and John Cuddigan. They too are outstanding tax advisers. It is an exceptionally strong tax team.’

‘I have found Eoin Tobin to be highly knowledgeable and extremely responsive with the ability to provide help and guidance in real-time. While displaying technical excellence he has the ability to focus on core issues to ensure matters are managed as efficiently and effectively as possible. Eoin gets to know you and your issue which helps ensure advice is tailored to your needs within the parameters of what is possible.’

‘Both Mark Barrett and Diarmaid Gavin (Corporate and Commercial) go the extra mile to explain all aspects of the issue at hand and follow up with either Emails or Teams meeting to: (1) Go through the issue. (2) Explain the relevant procedures required. (3) Go through these procedures to cover all aspects i.e. Legal and Tax implications.’