Maples appoints Head of Tax

Leading international law firm, Maples and Calder (Maples), is delighted to announce that Petrina Smyth will join the firmís team in Dublin as Head of Tax.

Petrina is a seasoned professional experienced in negotiating tax aspects of financial services matters, mergers and acquisitions and inward investment. Her appointment as Head of Tax in Maples' Dublin office is a significant hire for the firm.

Nollaig Murphy, head of the Finance Group in the Dublin Office, commented We are pleased to welcome Petrina to the firm and look forward to working with her. Petrinaís appointment is a significant addition to our Dublin team as we continue to achieve our objective of building an experienced group of high calibre lawyers offering best-in-class legal advice for our clients. The expertise and experience that Petrina brings will facilitate our continued advancement.î

Maples has recruited a number of senior lawyers from leading Irish firms in the past year, including the partner appointments in 2008 of Edward Miller, Barry McGrath and Nollaig Murphy to head the Corporate, Funds and Finance groups respectively.

Since establishing its Irish office in January 2006 Maples and Calder has developed an experienced team, comprising of Ireland's leading lawyers. Joint global Managing Partner, Charles Jennings added, ìThis is another significant statement of our commitment to our objective of being the leading law firm in Ireland.î

Petrina Smyth | Head of Tax
Petrina joins Maples from a large Irish corporate law firm. Previously, she spent a number of years in London working in the Tax Department of international law firm, Linklaters. Petrina is an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute and has significant experience of working on high profile tax structuring cases, for an international client base.