Areas of Expertise
Andrew is 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 and international tax and advises companies, investment funds, banks and family offices on Ireland’s international tax offerings. Andrew is a member of the Dublin office Management Committee.
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 also the joint author of the book Taxing Financial Transactions, Irish Taxation Institute.
Andrew is Chairman and founder of the Irish Debt Securities Association, which represents the Irish securitisation industry. He is past Chairman and a member of the Tax Committee of the International Fiscal Association Ireland, and is also a member of the Tax Committees of Irish Funds, the Law Society of Ireland and the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. Andrew also serves on the Irish Government Tax Advisers Liaison Committee on OECD BEPS.
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)