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Shane is a partner in the firm's Tax Department and is a member of the firm's International Business Group and US Business Group. Shane advises international corporations doing business in and through Ireland on all aspects of corporate tax. His main focus is in inward investment projects, cross border tax planning and international corporate restructurings as well as mergers and acquisitions on an international and national level. Shane also advises on Irish stamp duty matters particularly in the context of global reorganisations.
Shane frequently publishes articles in leading tax journals and is co-author of the Irish Chapter of the IBFD's publication on Transfer Pricing.
Shane was Chairman of the Irish branch of the International Fiscal Association from 2006 to 2010 and remains an active Committee member.
Shane is both a qualified solicitor and chartered accountant and is a member of the International Bar Association, the Irish Taxation Institute and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Education
University College Cork, Bachelor of Laws
Michael Smurfit Graduate Business College, H. Dip in Business
Highlights
Shane is standing tax counsel to numerous international corporations in respect of their Irish operations and Experience Highlights on which Shane and his team have advised include:
- advising Fortune 100 US corporations on group-wide international restructurings
- representation of numerous international corporations on their establishment in Ireland
- substantial integration projects pre and post mergers and acquisitions for various international clients
- ongoing strategic advice and counselling for a range of international corporations including in relation to cash and dividend repatriation strategies
