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Professional Biography

John Gill is a Partner and Head of the Private Client Department at Matheson LLP. He advises individuals and families on investment vehicles and appropriate trust structures for estate planning and asset protection purposes. He advises a number of domestic high-net-worth individuals on a wide range of private wealth legal and taxation issues and domiciled and non-domiciled individuals with Irish tax concerns, including relocating to and establishing tax residence in Ireland, heading up the Group’s Relocation Services Offering. He advises executors, trustees and beneficiaries on all legal and tax issues arising in Wills and the administration of estates and trusts, both domestic and offshore.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Chapter One

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Avoid crazy at all costs!

What was your first job?

Working in a factory that produced rubber components for the car industry.

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Any book by Joyce or Beckett

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Increasing internationalisation of work both for domestic clients with interests abroad or non-Irish clients with Irish connectivity