Ms Eleanor MacDonagh > McCann FitzGerald LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

McCann FitzGerald LLP
RIVERSIDE ONE
SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland

Work Department

Finance, Investment Funds, Tax, Corporate

Position

Eleanor has been practicing since 1992 and specialises in taxation law. She led the expansion of our firm’s Finance Tax practice since 2001. She has particular expertise in international tax structuring through Ireland. She advises on the taxation of capital markets products and on the establishment in Ireland of investment funds and other tax-efficient investment products. Familiar assets classes include real estate, renewables, commodities and an array of financial products. She has expertise and experience in contentious and non-contentious tax dispute resolution in her sectors of expertise.

Memberships

Eleanor is a member of the Tax Committees of each of the Irish Securitisation Forum and the Irish Funds Industry Association.

Education

Eleanor qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995, and became an Associate of the Institute of Taxation in Ireland in 1996.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Tax

McCann FitzGerald LLP is at the forefront of structured finance, securitisation and aviation finance matters. The tax team has also advised on a series of headline cross-border M&A transactions and private equity investments, along with joint ventures and agreements relating to renewable energy projects. Alan Heuston  is a prominent practitioner in M&A transactions, reorganisations, restructurings and migrations. Eleanor MacDonagh is a leading name in financial services tax, especially international tax planning through Ireland. Deirdre Barnicle was promoted to consultant in 2023 and is head of tax compliance services. The team is building its standing in transfer pricing with senior associate James Quirke to the fore.