DLA Piper has announced the appointment of Declan Lavelle as a partner in the firm's Tax practice in Ireland. He will be joining the firm in July from William Fry where he has been a partner since 2019, focusing on Corporate and International Tax matters.

Declan has experience advising multinational and domestic clients on a variety of International Tax structuring matters and is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor. He also has extensive experience in the Life Sciences, Technology, Real Estate and Financial Services sectors.

Jacques Wantz, Global Co-Chair of the Tax Group at DLA Piper said: “I am delighted to welcome Declan Lavelle to the DLA Piper team. Declan will officially join the firm as partner in July and will bring with him a wealth of Tax experience for our clients including inbound and outbound investment, optimising IP and financing structures, transfer pricing, and M&A. We are thrilled that Declan is joining our Irish and international teams.”