Taylor Wessing Ireland has appointed Patricia McCarvill as the firm's first dedicated tax partner, leading the firm’s new tax practice.

This follows the recent hire of Ryan Ferry in disputes and investigations, as well as banking-and-finance lead Libby Garvey, and real-estate lead Órlaith Molloy, in 2023.

McCarvill is known for her extensive experience in M&A, cross-border restructurings and re-organisations, share schemes, banking, structured finance/debt capital markets, asset management and investment funds, VAT, and tax disputes.

Since establishing in Ireland in 2021, Taylor Wessing has grown considerably.

Strength

Seán Carroll (senior associate) and Shannon Buckley Barnes (associate) will add further strength to the disputes and investigations team.

Sarah Kelly (senior associate) and Bríd Kenny (associate) have also joined the real-estate team.   

Ireland head Adam Griffiths said that the appointment of Patricia McCarvill was "a landmark moment".

“Launching our dedicated tax practice is a key part of our strategic objective to support our clients at each stage of their business journey,” he said.