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James Somerville

Partner · A&L Goodbody LLP

IrelandTax, Banking & Finance

About

Partner in A&L Goodbody's Tax department advising on all aspects of taxation with particular emphasis on financial services and property-related tax, including structured finance transactions, capital markets issues, investment funds, cross-border financings, mergers and acquisitions, inward investment, group re-organisations and property acquisition and holding structures. He sits on Main TALC, is an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute and is a frequent speaker and contributor to legal and tax publications; he is a former chairman of both the Foreign Lawyers Forum of the ABA Taxation Section and the Taxation Committee of the Irish Law Society.

Practice areas

TaxBanking & FinanceCapital MarketsInvestment FundsCorporate / M&AReal Estate

Office

Expertise

Financial services taxProperty-related taxStructured financeCapital marketsInvestment fundsCross-border financingsMergers & acquisitionsInward investmentGroup reorganisationsProperty acquisition and holding structures

Education

  • LLB, Trinity College Dublin
  • Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland

Admissions

  • Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland