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Alan Connell

Alan Connell is a senior partner in the tax department at Philip Lee LLP. Alan was formerly the Managing Partner and Head of Tax in Ireland of a large Global Law Firm. Alan is a leading lawyer with extensive experience in corporate tax law and has advised on some of the largest inward investment and restructuring projects in Ireland. Alan primarily advises international financial institutions and corporations (including Fortune 100 companies) doing business in and from Ireland and is standing tax counsel to numerous internationally focused organisations in respect of their Irish operations. Alan practices all aspects of corporate tax with particular emphasis on, and expertise in, inward investment projects, cross border tax planning, corporate restructurings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, demergers, flotations, private equity, joint ventures, as well as transfer pricing. He also advises on Irish stamp duty matters, particularly in the context of global reorganisations. In addition to being a member of the Law Society of Ireland, the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Law Society of England and Wales, Alan is an active member of a number of international tax bodies, including the International Bar Association, the International Fiscal Association and the American Chamber of Commerce. Alan is a frequent speaker on taxation law topics and has written on Irish tax issues for many professional publications including, the International Tax Review, Tax Notes International, the International Comparative Legal Guide and the Irish Tax Review. · Philip Lee LLP

IrelandTax, International Tax

About

Senior partner in the tax department at Philip Lee LLP with extensive experience in corporate tax advising international financial institutions and multinational corporations (including Fortune 100 companies) on inward investment, cross-border tax planning, restructurings, M&A, private equity, joint ventures, transfer pricing and Irish stamp duty. Formerly Managing Partner and Head of Tax in Ireland at a large global law firm; frequent speaker and author on Irish tax matters and active member of international tax bodies.

Practice areas

TaxInternational TaxTransfer PricingCorporate / M&APrivate EquityRestructuringInward Investment

Office

Ireland

Philip Lee LLP · Alan Connell is a senior partner in the tax department at Philip Lee LLP. Alan was formerly the Managing Partner and Head of Tax in Ireland of a large Global Law Firm. Alan is a leading lawyer with extensive experience in corporate tax law and has advised on some of the largest inward investment and restructuring projects in Ireland. Alan primarily advises international financial institutions and corporations (including Fortune 100 companies) doing business in and from Ireland and is standing tax counsel to numerous internationally focused organisations in respect of their Irish operations. Alan practices all aspects of corporate tax with particular emphasis on, and expertise in, inward investment projects, cross border tax planning, corporate restructurings, public and private mergers and acquisitions, demergers, flotations, private equity, joint ventures, as well as transfer pricing. He also advises on Irish stamp duty matters, particularly in the context of global reorganisations. In addition to being a member of the Law Society of Ireland, the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Law Society of England and Wales, Alan is an active member of a number of international tax bodies, including the International Bar Association, the International Fiscal Association and the American Chamber of Commerce. Alan is a frequent speaker on taxation law topics and has written on Irish tax issues for many professional publications including, the International Tax Review, Tax Notes International, the International Comparative Legal Guide and the Irish Tax Review.

Ireland

Expertise

Inward investment projectsCross-border tax planningCorporate restructuringsPublic and private mergers and acquisitionsDemerger and flotationsPrivate equityJoint venturesTransfer pricingIrish stamp dutyFinancial institutionsMultinational corporations

Education

  • University College Dublin — B.C.L.

Admissions

  • Law Society of Ireland (2001)
  • Law Society of England & Wales (2008)
  • Law Society of Northern Ireland (2021)