Marie is a partner and Head of the Technology and Innovation Group at Matheson.

A recognised leader in the technology sector and in data protection, Marie’s expertise is in technology regulation, including AI, outsourcing, commercial contracts, information law, and data protection.

Marie also brings extensive experience in cyber security, crisis management, intellectual property, and consumer law.

Sarah Jayne Hanna is a partner in the Technology and Innovation Group at Matheson.

She advises clients on all technology-related issues, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, digital services regulation (DMA and DSA), and data access. In addition, she has significant experience advising on data protection and cybersecurity matters, including advising on strategic data protection compliance, employee data protection issues, data subject access requests, and responding to data breaches and cyber incidents.

Joe Beashel is a partner and co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group and Head of Matheson’s London office.

He is a solicitor with thirty years’ experience almost all of which were gained in the financial services sector. Before joining Matheson in 2004, he was the country head of the Irish fund administration unit of Invesco plc, a leading international investment manager.

Joe and team assist clients with the authorisation of new financial service providers by the Central Bank of Ireland including banks, MiFID / investment firms, fund services providers, alternative investment fund managers, payment and e-money institutions, retail credit firms and others. He also assists client firms where they wish to expand their existing regulatory permissions.

Niall is a partner and Head of the Competition and Regulation Group.

He has extensive experience advising Irish and multinational businesses on all aspects of Irish and EU competition law, but particularly on complex merger control mandates.

Owen is a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure and Construction Group.

He advises on project development, project financing, energy M&A and energy regulatory matters.

He has experience advising on all types of energy projects, including wind (onshore and offshore), solar, energy storage, biomass, hybrid projects, renewable gas and conventional generation.

Anna is a partner in the firm’s Tax Department, advising multinational corporations doing business in and from Ireland.

Anna’s primary focus areas are transfer pricing, tax controversy and cross border reorganisations. Anna advises on a broad range of tax issues relating to domestic and cross border tax disputes, intellectual property structuring and on the application of EU State aid principles in the context of Irish taxation matters.

Maireadh is a partner and co-Head of the Finance and Capital Markets Department. She advises on all aspects of real estate finance, leverage finance, corporate finance, asset finance (aviation, property and shipping) and restructurings.

Maireadh’s practice is transaction based and varied and unique in the Irish market covering large international corporate financings (on both borrower and lender sides), property and development financings (through ICAVs, limited partnerships and forward fundings), corporate leveraged and acquisition financings and aviation financings (including ABS, portfolio sales, establishing new platforms and restructurings).

Maireadh also has extensive experience in fund finance, loan sales, mezzanine finance, receivables finance, invoice discounting and green and sustainable finance.

Emma is a partner in Matheson’s International Business Group.  She works with international companies on the establishment, expansion and operation of their businesses in Ireland.

Emma also advises clients on the complex legal issues that can arise on international transactions involving Irish subsidiaries of foreign companies, including advising on a broad range of corporate reorganisations. She regularly leads group-wide multi-jurisdictional international restructuring projects.

Bryan Dunne is a partner and Head of Matheson’s Employment, Pensions and Benefits Group.

He has led Matheson’s top tier ranked employment practice since 2013 and grown the team into one of the largest in the Irish market with 28 employment specialists.

With over 25 years’ experience advising on all aspects of employment law and industrial relations, Bryan is the trusted advisor to HR, in-house legal and executive teams across a broad range of industries, including financial services, technology and pharmaceuticals.

Pat English is a partner and Head of the firm’s market-leading International Business Group and co-Head of the firm’s US Business and Inward Investment Groups.

Pat is a highly experienced corporate lawyer focusing primarily on advising overseas clients on establishing operations and doing business in and from Ireland.

Garret is a partner and Head of Matheson’s Energy, Infrastructure and Construction Group. Garret is also a member of Matheson’s ESG & Sustainability Group.

He advises on all aspects of energy, natural resources, utilities and infrastructure projects and project financing, from PPPs to privately-financed electricity and gas developments and privatisations as well as electricity, gas and telecommunications network infrastructure.

Garret specialises in particular in the areas of electricity and gas market regulation and trading.

Enda Garvey is a partner in Matheson’s Corporate M&A Group, he specialises in international and domestic public and private M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions.

Enda has extensive experience advising on many of the most high profile acquisitions and investments made by energy and infrastructure investors and international private equity funds in Ireland in the past 10 years.

Enda also advises a number of domestic and international corporate clients on their corporate transactions and investments in Ireland, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure and agri-food and beverage sectors.

Caroline is a senior corporate M&A partner and the co-Head of the Financial Institutions Group, where she has been leading the corporate transactions team since 2021.

Caroline is a leading transactional lawyer specialising in the financial services sector, with over 15 years’ experience advising on a broad range of international and domestic corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investment, equity capital markets transactions and corporate reorganisations. Her clients include many of the world’s leading financial institutions, asset management and insurance market players.

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.

April McClements is a partner in the Disputes and Investigations Group.

April is a commercial litigator and specialises in insurance disputes. She is recognised by Legal 500 as a “Leading Individual” for Insurance and has won Insurance Lawyer of the Year twice at the EMEA Women in Business Awards. She is ranked by Chambers & Partners for Insurance Disputes.

April advises on the full spectrum of insurance disputes, in particular complex coverage disputes, across all lines of business.  She also advises on policy wording interpretation and drafting, D&O claims, professional indemnity claims (including any potential third party liability), cyber, W&I and emerging risks, and subrogation claims.

Brian has spent more than twenty years advising international companies, in both the UK and Ireland, on corporate law matters including public and private company M&A, private equity transactions, equity fundraisings, reorganisations, joint ventures, refinancings and general commercial matters.

Brian has particular expertise in cross-border M&A and private equity. Brian has experience across a range of sectors acting for both buyers and sellers. Brian also counsels corporate clients on a broad range of governance and business-related matters, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and general compliance matters.

Kate is a partner in the Competition and Regulation Group.

Prior to joining Matheson, Kate worked at a Magic Circle law firm in London.

Kate has a broad competition and sector regulation law practice, and is standing advisor to many market-leading companies facing sustained regulatory scrutiny in Ireland.

Barry O’Connor is a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds Group at Matheson.

He practices financial services law and advises many of the world’s leading financial institutions, investment banks, asset management companies, broker-dealers and corporations carrying on business through Irish domiciled investment funds (ICAVs, investment companies, unit trusts, CCFs and ILPs) and Irish domiciled management companies (UCITS and AIFMs).

Mark O’Sullivan is a partner in the firm’s Tax Department and advises on all aspects of Irish corporate taxation.  His primary focus is advising overseas clients establishing operations and doing business in and through Ireland.  Mark also advises extensively on all aspects of international tax planning, including IP planning, cross-border reorganizations and financing transactions.

Karen is a partner in Matheson’s Disputes and Investigations Group.  She has 20 years’ experience acting for domestic and international clients in high stakes commercial litigation, contentious regulatory matters and investigations. Her experience extends across a broad range of commercial disputes, including shareholder/investor claims, financial services disputes, contractual claims including breach of warranty/indemnity claims, challenges arising from EU law and constitutional law, and cross-border/multi-jurisdictional litigation.  Karen regularly advises clients in relation to contentious regulatory disputes and corporate crime matters, including in relation to internal investigations, reporting to law enforcement, fraud, corporate offences, and anti-bribery and corruption compliance under Irish and EU regimes.

Karen leads the multi-practice Regulatory Investigations team.  She regularly advises boards and senior management in all aspects of their regulatory engagement, communications with stakeholders, reputational risk, to secure optimum outcomes.  She is an advocate of alternative dispute resolution and has negotiated positive settlements to secure confidential resolutions for clients in many cases.

“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 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.