Areas of Expertise
Andrew is the global head of Maples and Calder’s Tax team and is based in the Maples Group’s Dublin office. He is an acknowledged leader in Irish, EU and international tax and advises companies, investment funds, banks and family offices on Irish, EU and international tax.
Prior to joining the Maples Group, Andrew was a senior partner with a large Irish law firm, and before that a tax consultant with Ernst & Young. He has been recommended by a number of directories, including Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, World Tax, Best Lawyers, International Tax Review’s World Tax Guide and the Tax Directors Handbook. Andrew has also been endorsed in Practical Law Company’s Tax on Transactions multi-jurisdictional guide.
Andrew is the joint author of the book “Taxing Financial Transactions” (Irish Taxation Institute). He is a co-founder, member of the executive committee, and former chair of the Irish Debt Securities Association, the trade association representing Ireland’s €1 trillion+ securitisation industry and a committee member and former chair of the Law Society of Ireland Tax Committee. He is a regular speaker at international tax conferences including the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association. Andrew also serves on the Irish Government Tax Advisers Liaison Committee on OECD BEPS and the Irish Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum.
Bar Admissions
1995 – Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
1996 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not practising)
Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute
Education
University College Dublin, Law (BCL)