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Niamh is a Partner in our tax team. She advises Irish and international clients on tax law and tax planning in the context of mergers and acquisitions including, IPOs, MBOs, joint ventures and equity investments, corporate reorganisations, cross-border tax structuring, international tax, investment in real estate and debt issuances.
Niamh has extensive experience spanning a number of sectors including international trade, pharma, healthcare, life sciences, IP exploitation, renewable energy, data centres, technology and financial services.
She has a particular focus on advising financial institutions, corporates, alternate lenders, asset managers and investment firms on tax matters relevant to financing and financial services tax, including establishing investment funds, structured finance and securitisation transactions.
Specialties
- Tax structuring of M&A deals including cross-border transactions
- Financial services tax
- Real estate tax
- Transactional taxes e.g. stamp duty
- Withholding tax and tax treaty interpretation issues
Representative Matters
- Real estate investment funds and promoters on the tax structuring of commercial property investment in Ireland
- Private equity firms on Irish acquisitions including healthcare, logistics, data centres sectors and aviation sectors
- US multi-national on repatriation of business operations and global fund management and investment fund on transfer of operations.
Recommendations
Legal 500, 2021
Niamh is ranked as a ‘Leading Individual’. Clients single her out as “the best tax lawyer that we have worked with”.
Chambers Europe, 2021
Niamh is described as “helpful and responsive."
Speaking Engagements & Teaching
Niamh has spoken at numerous events on tax matters and has tutored in tax at the Law Society of Ireland.
She is involved in many industry initiatives and currently sits on the following representative bodies:
- Tax Committee of the Law Society of Ireland
- Tax Committee of the Irish Debt Securities Association (IDSA)
- Irish Funds Industry Tax Working Groups.
Areas of Expertise
Tax LawProfessional Memberships
International Fiscal Association
American Bar Association
Law Society of Ireland
Irish Tax Institute
Education
University College Dublin , BCL
The Honourable Society of Kings Inns , BL