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Liam Collins is a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Department at Matheson.

He practises corporate and financial services law and advises many of the world’s leading financial institutions, investment banks, asset management companies and service providers doing business in and from Ireland.

Aidan Fahy is a partner in the Tax Department and advises on all aspects of corporate taxation including the structuring of domestic and international reorganisations, mergers and acquisitions and the tax consequences of doing business in and from Ireland.

He also advises on cross-border financial planning, property transactions, employment related taxes, and insolvency related issues.

Aidan advises on personal taxation and represents high net worth individuals and owner managed businesses.

John Gill is a partner and Head of the Private Wealth Group at Matheson.

He advises individuals and families on investment vehicles and appropriate trust structures for estate planning and asset protection purposes and he advises a number of domestic high net worth individuals on a wide range of taxation issues and domiciled and non-domiciled individuals with Irish tax concerns, including relocating to and establishing tax residence in Ireland, heading up the Group’s Relocation Services Offering.

Maeve Lochrie is a partner, chartered tax advisor and TEP (trust and estates practitioner) in the Private Wealth Group in Matheson.

Maeve advises Irish and foreign UHNW / HNW individuals and families, single / multi family offices, foreign trust companies, investment managers and private banking clients on a variety of legal and tax issues associated with wealth and succession planning, asset protection and preservation, and offshore structures.

Robert is a partner in the Corporate M&A Group. Robert advises on all aspects of corporate transactions (both domestic and international) including mergers and acquisitions (both strategic and private equity), shareholder arrangements, growth equity, equity fundraisings, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and restructurings and general commercial matters.

Having previously worked in New York with a leading US corporate law firm, Robert has particular expertise in large-scale domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, acting on both the buy-side and the sell-side in a variety of industries and sectors.  He is one of the go-to advisors for international financial sponsor investors transacting in the Irish market and has considerable experience across a number of industry sectors including real assets, infrastructure, engineering, technology and business services.

Karen is a partner in our Disputes and Investigations team and leads our multi-practice Regulatory Investigations Group. Karen has almost 20 years experience acting for clients in high stakes commercial and regulatory disputes and investigations.

Karen has acted in some of the most high, profile Commercial Court cases in recent years, and the most significant Central Bank investigations.  Karen regularly advises boards and senior management in all aspects of their regulatory engagement, their communications with stakeholders and how to mitigate and navigate commercial and reputational risk, to secure optimum outcomes in contentious matters.  She is an advocate of alternative dispute resolution and has negotiated positive settlements to secure confidential resolutions for clients in many cases.

Patrick Spicer is a partner in the Corporate M&A Group, and chairperson of Matheson. He is a former Head of the Matheson’s Corporate and Commercial Department.

Patrick acts for a large range of internationally-focused companies doing business in and from Ireland, and specialises in particular in public and private company M&A, private equity transactions, equity fundraisings, reorganisations and refinancings.

Patrick is a previous winner of the International Law Office Client Choice award for Corporate Law in Ireland.

Patrick is also a member of the Council, and a director, of Dublin Chamber, and is a former director of Junior Achievement Ireland.

“Sally Anne Stone is an absolute star, the most engaging, bright and impressive lawyer in Dublin. Her advice is always on point.”

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Sally Anne is Head of the Commercial Real Estate Department at Matheson.

She is an accomplished and commercially focused lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in acquisitions and disposals across all asset classes; site development; commercial landlord and tenant; real estate investment, commercial real estate aspects of corporate transactions, including the sale and purchase of both private and public companies; and advising owner/occupiers on the acquisition of office, industrial, manufacturing, and technical/data centre premises.