Philip is a partner in the Tax Department at Matheson. Philip advises multinational corporations doing business in and from Ireland on all aspects of corporate tax. He advises on corporate reorganisations, inward investment projects and cross-border tax transactions as well as transfer pricing matters and tax disputes.
Philip is a member of the Irish Taxation Institute, the Law Society of Ireland and the International Bar Association (IBA) and is a regular participant on international tax panels organised by the IBA and the American Bar Association (ABA). Philip is Contributing Editor of the ‘Doing Business In..’ guide published by Chambers. Philip has served as the national reporter for Ireland for the Taxes Committee of the IBA and has acted as Branch Reporter for the Cahiers prepared by the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
Areas of Expertise
Experience and Education
- Advising numerous Fortune 100 US corporations on international restructuring projects.
- Advising multinational companies on their establishment in Ireland, IP management structures and cash repatriation strategies.
- Advising clients on the application of the Irish transfer pricing regime including advance pricing agreements, mutual agreement procedures and correlative relief claims.
- Advising clients on contentious tax matters with the Irish Revenue Commissioners and foreign tax authorities.
- Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
- Qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor
- Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies, University College Dublin and Université Montesquieu, Bordeaux IV
- Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Senior Associate Program

