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Arthur Cox Offices
10 EARLSFORT TERRACE
DUBLIN 2
D02 T380
Ireland
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Mr Philip Smith
Work Department
Employment: Pensions
Position
Philip Smith is a partner and specialises in Pensions Law and Charity Law. Philip holds practising certificates in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Philip advises on all aspects of pension schemes both in advising trustees and employers on day to day administration, restructuring, funding, investment, governance, regulatory compliance, disputes, merger, amendment and in relation to corporate transactions. He is a former Chair of the Association of Pension Layers in Ireland and a Fellow of the Irish Institute of Pensions Management.
As coordinating partner of Arthur Cox’s Charity Law Group, he advises on the issues affecting charitable and not-for-profit organisations and their Directors/Trustees including advice on governance, regulatory compliance investigations, Revenue aspects mergers, restructurings, cy-pres, wind-up, trust law and fundraising. He is co-author, with Professor Oonagh Breen of UCD, of the Law of Charities in Ireland.
Career
Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland, 2006
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 1999
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (non-practising), 1994
Memberships
Former Chairman of the Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland (APLI)
Member of Association of Pensions Lawyers (the UK organisation)
Fellow and former Council member of the Irish Institute of Pensions Management
Member of UK Charity Law Association
Member of the firm’s CSR Advisory Board
Education
BA, 1990, Oxford University.
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Pensions and employee benefits
(Hall of Fame)Arthur Cox‘s ‘exceptional‘ team handles the full spectrum of pensions law matters for both public and private sector clients and is praised for its ‘highly responsive and unparalleled expertise’. Philip Smith heads the practice, with his primary area of expertise being day-to-day administration and restructurings, in addition to acting in disputes on behalf of trustees and employers. Sarah McCague is noted for her expertise in occupational pension schemes, and Deirdre Cummins has substantial knowledge of Irish pension arrangements, often assisting both employers and trustees.
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