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Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Ireland’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of its London and New York offices.

John Ryan, who is widely acknowledged as one of Ireland’s leading international tax advisers, is re-locating to the firm’s New York office in June 2011. John has more than 20 years’ experience advising international companies doing business in and through Ireland. He will lead a team of tax, corporate and financial services lawyers which will be based in the firm’s US offices and which will focus on advising US companies and financial institutions doing business in and through Ireland.  

MOP opened its first office in the US fifteen years ago in Palo Alto in California and is the only Irish professional services firm with a presence on both the East and West Coasts of the US. The expansion of its New York office will make MOP the largest Irish law firm in the US and will further enhance its unrivalled offering to US companies doing business in and through Ireland. 

Stanley Watson, who is widely acknowledged as one of Ireland’s leading corporate lawyers, is re-locating to the firm’s London office in April 2011. Stanley has more than 20 years’ experience advising domestic and international companies and led the firm’s corporate and commercial practice for eight years. He is especially recognised for his UK/Ireland cross-border expertise and is counsel of choice for many private equity houses doing business in Ireland. Stanley will lead a team of corporate, banking and financial services lawyers which will be based in the firm’s London office and which will focus on advising international companies, financial institutions and private equity houses doing business in and through Ireland. 

Liam Quirke, Managing Partner, Matheson Ormsby Prentice said, "The primary focus of our firm is on advising international companies and financial institutions doing business in and through Ireland. These initiatives, especially the appointment of practitioners of the calibre of John and Stanley, represent a major investment by our firm in the services we provide to our international clients and will reinforce our dominance in these key markets. These initiatives also represent a major investment by the firm in Ireland, which depends on foreign-owned companies, many of which are our clients, for more than 80% of its exports.”