Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, has announced the recruitment of Niamh Keogh into its growing Dublin office.

Niamh will join the firm from Mason Hayes & Curran where she is a Partner and Co-Head of Tax. She advises domestic and international clients across all tax heads in a wide range of sectors. She has experience of advising on inward investment into Ireland and M&A, and is a specialist on the use of Irish regulated fund structures and securitisation vehicles. She has also acted as Irish tax counsel on international and domestic group reorganisations and establishments in Ireland.

‘We now have a critical mass of lawyers in Dublin that is regularly advising on high profile big ticket transactional work, so recruiting high quality tax expertise is a natural progression for the business,’ said UK, Ireland and Middle East CEO Paul Jarvis. ‘Niamh’s arrival gives us tax capability and credibility in the Dublin market as we continue to support clients on their most complex global issues’.

‘Our plans for Dublin include investing in structured finance and aviation finance, where tax support is critical. Tax disputes is another growth area,’ said Ireland Managing Partner Eavan Saunders. ‘Niamh’s recruitment is consistent with our vision of building a high calibre senior team at the premium international firm in the Irish market’.

Niamh’s recruitment follows the recent hire of structured finance, securitisation and debt capital markets Partner Matthew Cahill.