Jonathan Sheehan
Jonathan is the Managing Partner of our Ireland office and head of the Tax Group. A corporate lawyer by training and qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA), Jonathan advises on various financial, corporate and real estate transactions. Jonathan's primary area of focus is on the tax treatment of capital markets, investment funds and real estate transactions. He also has extensive experience in advising on M&A transactions, corporate migrations, cross-border mergers and loan portfolio sales and acquisitions. Jonathan has acted for a wide range of domestic and international clients, including publicly listed companies, financial institutions, private equity providers, fund managers and administrators, and Irish State bodies. Jonathan sits on the tax committees of various industry associations in Ireland. He is known for his collaborative style, technical ability and commitment to client service. · Walkers
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Jonathan is the Managing Partner of the Ireland office and head of the Tax Group. He is a corporate lawyer and qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA). He advises on financial, corporate and real estate transactions, focusing on tax treatment of capital markets, investment funds and real estate. He also has experience in M&A, corporate migrations, cross-border mergers and loan portfolio sales and acquisitions. He has acted for a wide range of domestic and international clients including publicly listed companies, financial institutions, private equity providers, fund managers and administrators, and Irish State bodies. He sits on tax committees of various industry associations in Ireland. Before joining Walkers, he spent over 14 years with a 'big five' law firm in Dublin where he was a partner in the Tax practice. Education includes LLB from Trinity College Dublin, LLM (Commercial) from Cambridge University, Diploma in Applied Finance Law from Law Society of Ireland, and AITI Chartered Tax Adviser.
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Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Trinity College Dublin
- Masters of Laws (LLM) (Commercial), Cambridge University
- Diploma in Applied Finance Law, Law Society of Ireland
- AITI Chartered Tax Adviser