We are delighted to announce that Colin Bolger has joined as a Partner in the firm's tax department.

This senior appointment builds on the firm's partner promotions previously announced earlier this year.

Colin is a solicitor, chartered accountant and chartered tax advisor. He has extensive experience providing tax advice to many of Ireland's leading private and public sector organisations, international corporations, financial institutions and private equity firms. He regularly advises clients on tax matters relating to inward investment, mergers and acquisitions, capital investment structures, restructurings, financing matters, tax disputes and property structuring. Colin joins William Fry from Byrne Wallace having previously worked in KPMG for several years.

Commenting on the appointment, Sonya Manzor head of Tax said,

William Fry's market leading tax department provides a wide range of tax advisory, transactional and dispute services. It brings together tax lawyers, accountants and consultants in one highly innovative team. The team works with domestic and international clients and financial institutions on their Irish tax needs across a range of sectors. It collaborates with colleagues in other practice areas, forming multi-disciplinary teams to provide integrated and commercially focused advice.

Unique to the firm, the tax department is the sole Irish member of Taxand. Taxand is the world's biggest independent organisation of tax experts with more than 700 tax partners and over 3,000 tax advisors across 48 countries. It comprises of top tier independent tax advisory firms who together provide high quality, integrated tax advice to clients worldwide.

The department is consistently ranked in the top tier of Irish tax advisers by leading global directories including Chambers Global, International Tax Review and The Legal 500 EMEA.