Philip is Of Counsel with A&L Goodbody's Tax department. He practices all areas of Irish taxation law, with a focus on M&A, tax disputes and enquiry matters and structured finance transactions. Philip has extensive experience advising clients on the tax aspects of inward investment projects and on the establishment of Irish operations across a wide variety of industries.
Areas of Expertise
Tax/Corporate and M&A/Investing in Ireland/Tax Disputes & Enquiries
Experience Advising:
- International clients in relation to tax appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission.
- Domestic and international clients in respect of the exercise of Revenue powers, information requests, tax audits, and the regularisation of tax matters by way of protective voluntary disclosure.
- Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. on the acquisition of LED group, operator of the ROBUS Lighting and Fusebox brands.
- Zurich on the acquisition of Wrightway Underwriting by Pen Underwriting.
- The shareholders of BDS Vending Solutions on the sale of the business to Coca-Cola HBC.
- AIG/Corebridge Financial on the sale of Laya Healthcare to AXA Ireland.
- Arthur J Gallagher on the acquisition of First Ireland Risk Management.
- Keensight Capital on its acquisition of Dublin-headquartered SoftCo.
- The selling shareholders of Immedis Limited on the sale of Immedis to UKG Inc.
- Allianz on its acquisition of a portfolio of 16 Irish solar farms from Elgin.
- Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners on an investment with Siga Hydro for the development of the Silvermines Pumped Storage Hydro Project.
- Statkraft on the acquisition of an Irish portfolio of wind assets from TRIG group.
- Several international and domestic financial institutions on Irish tax matters relating to RMBS, CMBS and CLO securitisations, repackaging programmes, and a variety of structured finance transactions.
Market Recommendations
"Philip McQueston is skilled in tackling contentious tax matters and in advising multinationals investing in Ireland." (Legal 500, 2025)
‘Philip McQueston – a consummate all-rounder in Irish tax.’ (Legal 500 2024)
‘Philip McQueston is highly experienced, knowledgeable and unflappable.’ (Legal 500 2024)
Professional activities
Philip tutors and lectures in tax law and business law at the Law School of the Law Society of Ireland and has lectured for the Irish Taxation Institute's capital markets certificate course and for the Law Society's diploma in corporate law and governance. He was a contributing author to Capital Taxation for Solicitors, an Oxford University Press/Law Society of Ireland publication. Philip is a former Vice President of the Tax Law Commission of AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats). He is also an associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales (non-practicing)
- BCL, University College Dublin
- PDA, Dublin City University
- Associate of the Irish Tax Institute
Philip McQueston
Of Counsel,
Tax
Dublin