Mr William Fogarty > Maples Group > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr William Fogarty
Work Department
Tax
Funds & Investment Management
Corporate
Finance
Position
William is a partner of Maples and Calder’s Tax team in the Maples Group’s Dublin office. He advises international financial institutions on Irish investment, financing and property transactions. He is very active in relation to Irish real estate and debt structuring. William also advises private equity firms on executive remuneration, carried interest structuring and VAT planning.
Career
William joined the Maples Group in 2011. Previously, he was a senior tax associate with Linklaters LLP in their London office. He has also worked in Macfarlanes LLP and a large Irish corporate law firm. William is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge University. He is also qualified as an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.
William has been ranked in Chambers Europe and The Legal 500. In The Legal 500’s 2020 Guide, clients attested that “Will Fogarty proved, again and again, his ability to explain difficult tax structuring issues and provide the appropriate structures for our investments.” Another client described him as “one of the best tax advisers I have come across in Europe” and added “He is strong technically but very practical and commercial in his advice.”
Memberships
William is a contributor to various newspapers and legal publications on tax matters for Irish funds and other vehicles. He speaks on the tax changes for fund vehicles at our annual Maples Group Insights sessions. William is experienced in international structures and regularly works with international law and accounting firms on technical issues, such as the classification of ICAVs. William regularly represents financial services clients in Revenue disputes, including audits and enquiries and led the settlement one of the largest Revenue cases in recent years.
Education
Trinity College Dublin, LLB, 1999
University of Cambridge, LLM, 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Tax
(Leading individuals)Maples Group has a broad and highly specialised tax practice with an extensive record in investment funds, structured finance, capital markets and asset finance; it is especially well known for private equity and structured finance-related tax matters. The firm has continued to impress in corporate tax, tax litigation and controversy, along with personal tax matters for high net-worth individuals. It has strong connections to investment banks, private equity funds and other asset managers. Andrew Quinn leads the tax group, which includes the highly rated William Fogarty and Lynn Cramer, who is noted for tax planning for international clients.