Matheson Ormsby Prentice Announces New Appointments in Dublin,
New York and Palo Alto
Matheson Ormsby
Prentice is pleased to announce recent appointments in its Dublin,
New York and Palo Alto offices.
Mark O'Sullivan has been appointed head of
the firm's US offices. Effective 1 August 2007, Mark will be
based in the firm's Palo Alto office. Mark is a senior member
of the firm's Tax Department. His practice is concentrated on
advising international businesses establishing operations and
doing business in and through Ireland. Mark also advises extensively
on cross-border reorganisations and financing transactions with
a particular focus on structured finance and securitisation
transactions.
Asset Finance lawyer Marie O'Brien is also
relocating to the US. Effective 1 October 2007, Marie will be
based in the firm's New York office. Marie's practice focuses
on asset finance, leasing, structured and cross-border financing
and securitisations. She advises financial institutions, investment
banks, aircraft financing banks, aircraft owners, aircraft lessors,
airlines, financial arrangers, security trustees and investment
advisers located in Ireland and throughout the world.
Tax partner Caitriona McGonagle returns to
the firm's Dublin office from New York in August 2007. Caitriona
has headed the firm's US offices for the last two years. Her
tax practice is primarily focussed on advising international
businesses doing business in and through Ireland. She also advises
on mergers and acquisitions, re-organisations and the structuring
of corporate acquisitions.
Matheson Ormsby Prentice opened its first
US office ten years ago and was the first European law firm
to establish an office in Silicon Valley. It is the only Irish
law firm to have offices on both the east and west coasts of
the United States.
Managing Partner Liam Quirke commented, "There
are more than 500 US companies employing over 100,000 people
in Ireland and we are confident that Ireland will continue to
be the country of choice for US companies to access the European
market. Having a presence on both the east and west coasts of
the US puts us in a pre-eminent position to advise US companies
on their Irish law requirements."
