McCann FitzGerald LLP has a large and established team with partners that have diverse experiences, from large plcs to banks and leasing companies. The firm is noted for tax matters relating to structured finance and securitisation, investment platforms and Irish funds, along with corporate transactions (including M&A and private equity), and real estate and construction. The firm has further developed its standing in transfer pricing, tax disputes and funds tax. Financial services tax adviser Deirdre Barnicle and corporate transactions specialist James Quirke, who has a legal and accounting background, were promoted to the partnership in June 2024. Alan Heuston has an extensive background in M&A, reorganisations, restructurings and migrations, and is key to the firm’s growing tax disputes practice. Consultant Eleanor MacDonagh (‘provides a level of service that is beyond exceptional and on a different level to any other tax advisor’) is a vastly experienced financial services tax specialist.
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Eleanor MacDonagh; Alan Heuston; Deirdre Barnicle; James Quirke