OVERVIEW
William is a partner of Maples and Calder's Tax team in the Maples Group's Dublin office. He advises international financial institutions on Irish investment, financing and property transactions. He is very active in relation to Irish real estate and debt structuring. William also advises private equity firms on executive remuneration, carried interest structuring and VAT planning.BACKGROUND
William joined the Maples Group in 2011. Previously, he was a senior tax associate with Linklaters LLP in their London office. He has also worked in Macfarlanes LLP and a large Irish corporate law firm. William is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University. He is also qualified as an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.
William has been ranked in Chambers Europe and The Legal 500. In The Legal 500’s 2020 Guide, clients attested that “Will Fogarty proved, again and again, his ability to explain difficult tax structuring issues and provide the appropriate structures for our investments.” Another client described him as “one of the best tax advisers I have come across in Europe” and added “He is strong technically but very practical and commercial in his advice.”
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
William is a contributor to various newspapers and legal publications on tax matters for Irish funds and other vehicles. He speaks on the tax changes for fund vehicles at our annual Maples Group Insights sessions. William is experienced in international structures and regularly works with international law and accounting firms on technical issues, such as the classification of ICAVs. William regularly represents financial services clients in Revenue disputes, including audits and enquiries and led the settlement of one of the largest Revenue cases in recent years.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Tax
Tax Disputes
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
BAR ADMISSIONS
2003 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
2004 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
EDUCATION
Trinity College Dublin, LLB, 1999
University of Cambridge, LLM, 2000
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KNOWLEDGE
- The CLOser - June 2024 27 June 2024
- New Irish Revenue Tax Guidance on Determining Employment Status 25 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises the Official Committee of Opioid Claimants in Endo's US$6 Billion Irish Scheme of Arrangement 24 May 2024
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q1 2024 25 April 2024
- Keeping on Top of Your KEEP Obligations 19 March 2024
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q4 2023 30 January 2024
- Lending to a Company in Ireland: Structuring the Transaction 22 January 2024
- Irish Finance No 2 Act Implications for International and Irish Business 17 January 2024
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q3 2023 26 October 2023
- The CLOser - October 2023 19 October 2023
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group's International Tax Teams Recognised for Excellence by International Tax Review 06 September 2023
- 2022 In the Spotlight Webcast Series 31 March 2022
- Maples Group Assists Stonepeak on the Aviation Sector's First Broadly Syndicated Aircraft Loan Securitisation 24 November 2021
- Maples Group Recognised by Bloomberg for its Expertise in International Tax 18 November 2019