New partners appointed across three practice groups
Matheson LLP has promoted five lawyers to partner across three different practice areas. The appointments bring the total number of partners and tax principals in the firm to 122.
The new partners, who have already taken up their positions, have been appointed in the following practice areas; Corporate M&A; Litigation; and Tax. Four of the new partners are based in Matheson's main office in Dublin and one is based in Matheson's London office.
2023 was another very strong one for Matheson's Corporate M&A, Litigation and Tax teams, who acted on some of the biggest and high-profile matters of the year, including advising Horizon Therapeutics plc on the completion of its $27.5 billion acquisition by Amgen Inc; Smurfit Kappa on its proposed combination with WestRock Company, valued at circa $20 billion; and Aon's $13.4 billion agreement to acquire NFP. The tax team also won the Ireland Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year award at the International Tax Review (ITR) EMEA Tax Awards 2023.
Michael Jackson, Managing Partner of Matheson said, " We are delighted to announce the recent appointment of five new partners at Matheson. The promotion of these highly skilled individuals further strengthens our leadership team, and reflects the continuous growth and success of the firm in many key areas".
"The addition of these lawyers to our partnership highlights Matheson's people strategy and our continuous investment in talent. They exemplify the vast legal and technical expertise fostered at all levels in the firm. I congratulate our new partners on their appointments and look forward to working with them in the future."
(l-r: Ruadhán Kenny, Susan Carroll Chrysostomou, Raphael Clancy, Connor Cassidy and John Coary)
The five new Matheson partners and their practice areas are;
- Susan Carroll Chrysostomou (Corporate M&A)
- Connor Cassidy (Litigation)
- Raphael Clancy (Tax)
- John Coary (Corporate M&A)
- Ruadhán Kenny (Litigation)
About our new partners
Susan Carroll Chrysostomou - (Corporate M&A)
Susan advises clients on public M&A, redomiciliations and equity capital markets transactions, having particular expertise in advising US and other international clients on cross-border acquisitions of Irish companies, migrations, capital raisings and equity capital markets transactions (undertaken domestically and by Irish companies listed on US and other foreign exchanges).
As a founding member of the firm's Public Company Advisory and Corporate Governance Group, Susan counsels clients on the full range of corporate governance, compliance, securities laws and advisory matters that arise for listed Irish companies.
Connor Cassidy - (Litigation)
Connor has over ten years' experience advising a variety of clients in complex disputes including alternative methods of dispute resolution, with particular expertise in technology / financial services disputes. Connor also advises clients on contentious regulatory matters, often involving a number of regulators, law enforcement authorities and jurisdictions and has significant experience in handling complex regulatory investigations and advising on issues relating to legal professional privilege.
Connor's practice also includes advising clients in respect of white collar crime and corporate offences, fraud, anti-bribery and corruption compliance, as well as lobbying compliance under the Irish and EU regimes.
Raphael Clancy - (Tax)
Currently based in the firm's London office, Raphael practices in Matheson's tax department, focusing on the financial sector, which includes asset management, aviation leasing and capital markets. Raphael has particular experience advising on the tax aspects of establishing and operating Irish private equity and private credit fund structures.
John Coary - (Corporate M&A)
John specialises in corporate transactions (both domestic and international) including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, equity fundraisings, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, corporate redomiciliations and general commercial matters. He advises leading Irish and multi-national public and private companies on private M&A and public company transactional mandates. John has particular experience in the Life Science and Aviation sectors, having worked on many significant corporate transactions in these sectors in recent years.
Ruadhán Kenny - (Litigation)
Ruadhán advises on a broad range of commercial disputes, specialising in planning and environmental, real estate, construction and administrative matters. He also represents clients in regulatory investigations and the defence of criminal proceedings, as well as advising on transactional matters (including due diligence and transaction document negotiation).
Ruadhán represents clients at all jurisdictions, up to the Supreme Court and Courts of Justice of the European Union, and in alternative dispute resolutions such as mediation, conciliation, arbitration, adjudication and expert determination.
