The law firm of choice for internationally-focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland.
The firm’s growth is underpinned by a commitment to service excellence; its investment in developing the best business lawyers and service professionals in Ireland; an ability to work on the most complex, high-profile and high-value deals in the market; and by its commitment to making a meaningful difference to its clients, colleagues and communities.
The firm’s growth is underpinned by a commitment to service excellence; its investment in developing the best business lawyers and service professionals in Ireland; an ability to work on the most complex, high-profile and high-value deals in the market; and by its commitment to making a meaningful difference to its clients, colleagues and communities.
Michael Jackson
Managing Partner
Established in 1825 in Dublin, Ireland and with offices in Cork, London, New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco, Matheson services the legal needs of internationally-focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland.
Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 7 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers, 7 of the top 10 global technology brands.
People work across Matheson’s six locations.
Legal, tax and digital services professionals
Partners and Tax Principals lead the firm.
Matheson has advised the majority of the Fortune 100.
Our expertise is spread across more than 30 practice areas, including:
- Finance and Capital Markets
- Corporate
- International Business
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Digital Services
- Intellectual Property
- Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring
- Competition and Regulation
- Asset Management and Investment Funds
- Employment, Pensions and Benefits
- Energy, Infrastructure and Construction
- Commercial Real Estate
- Disputes and Investigations
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Tax
- Private Wealth
- FinTech
- Life Sciences
Thought Leadership
Matheson’s Knowledge Management team provides research support and information services for staff and clients, ensuring access to current legal developments and resources.
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Careers
The calibre of our people is crucial to our success as a law firm. That’s why we invest in recruiting and developing the most talented people.
Join UsOur Values
Our core values of partnership, respect, innovation, diversity and entrepreneurship characterise our collective dynamic as a firm, and push us to achieve the highest standards as legal professionals and advisers to our clients.
Partnership
We are a partnership – with our clients and each other. We value teamwork and collaboration.
Respect
Respect is at the core of how we engage with each other, our clients and the work we do.
Innovation
We challenge the status quo and seek better ways to work and create value for our clients and empower people to innovate.
Diversity
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all our colleagues and their contributions and perspectives are valued and respected.
Entrepreneurship
We are business-focused and solution-oriented, using strong commercial acumen to serve our clients.
Our Locations
At Matheson, we have always been committed to having a strong presence where our clients are located.
We were the first European law firm to establish a presence in Silicon Valley (in 1996) and, together with our offices in New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco, our six partner-led offices demonstrate our commitment to client service and responsiveness to the needs of our clients – wherever they are located.
Gender Pay Gap
Our gender pay gap report for the period July 2023 to June 2024 shows our overall gender pay and bonus gaps based on hourly rates of pay as at our reference date of 30 June 2024.
The Gender Pay Gap Information Act of 2021 requires organisations with more than 150 employees to publish their gender pay gap data within six months of their reference date.
Our analysis has identified that where pay gaps exist, they are the result of more men than women in senior positions in our firm, and of differing work patterns between our male and female employees.
Matheson is committed to a series of actions and policies to address pay gaps in our firm. These include, but are not limited to:
- continuing to review annually our remuneration and bonus structures;
- ensuring open roles advertised are equally attractive to both male and female applicants;
- reviewing work allocation policies to ensure all employees have the same work opportunities; and;
- supporting colleagues who take family leave so that when they return to the firm, they can quickly return to the same level of performance and earning potential as colleagues who did not take family leave.
We will continue to challenge ourselves to ensure that we are putting equity and fairness at the forefront of our business for the benefit of our people, our clients and our firm.
You can read Matheson’s Gender Pay Gap Reports from 2022 to 2024 here.