About

Provided by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Our Tax team comprises internationally experienced tax law partners and professionals and provides pragmatic solutions and risk-based advice on significant corporate and financial transactions to international and domestic clients.


We set ourselves apart by virtue of our subject matter and deep industry-sector expertise in tax matters across the firm’s key sectors including technology, life sciences, energy, built environment and financial services.


We regularly work with other practice areas within the firm, as well as tax counsel from overseas practices on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, investments, debt and equity capital markets, securitisations and investment funds.


Ireland’s membership of the EU, its regulatory regime, the 12.5% corporate tax rate, various tax credit relief regimes and tax exemptions in respect of certain activities provides a unique platform to structure international business in and through Irish corporate and other vehicles.


We advise on:

  • Structuring multinational corporate activities in and through Ireland
  • Use of Ireland as a location to build and develop an EMEA hub
  • Ireland as a location for intellectual property
  • Financial services tax
  • Real estate tax
  • Structuring acquisition and disposal of distressed debt
  • Double taxation treaty interpretation issues
  • Employee benefits and packages
  • VAT
  • Transactional taxes e.g. capital gains tax, stamp duty
  • Transfer pricing
  • Tax controversies

Chambers Review

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Tax - Ireland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Mason Hayes & Curran is active on cross-border tax issues connected with corporate, finance and restructuring deals, as well as securitisation matters. The law firm additionally assists with the tax aspects of real estate and renewable energy project transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Mason Hayes & Curran advised Protective Industrial Products on the Irish tax elements of its acquisition of the PPE business of Honeywell International.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Niamh Caffrey
2
Niamh Caffrey
2
Band 2

Niamh Caffrey often advises funds and financial institutions on the tax aspects of financing matters, as well as on corporate and real estate transactions and investments. She also assists clients with securitisations.

Niamh is technically great and accurate but also business-minded and commercially driven.

Niamh is highly responsive and provides steady support during the most critical phases of a project, which helps to resolve time-sensitive issues efficiently.

Niamh Caffrey is very responsive.

She offers great client service, presents really well and is a pleasure to work with.

Kevin Mangan
3
Kevin Mangan
3
Band 3

Kevin Mangan is instructed to advise on restructurings, transfer pricing agreements and VAT rules. He has a focus on financing matters and M&A transactions.

Kevin is really articulate and a really good lawyer.

He has a great depth of knowledge and expertise.

Kevin Mangan is timely and knowledgeable.

Ranked Lawyers at
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

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Ireland

Tax: Lawyers

Niamh Caffrey
2
Niamh Caffrey
2
Band 2
Kevin Mangan
3
Kevin Mangan
3
Band 3

Members

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Kevin Mangan

Kevin Mangan

Head of Department

Niamh Caffrey

Niamh Caffrey

Head of Department