Turlough Galvin is "an industry leader in the space".
Chambers Europe
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Turlough Galvin is the Co-Head of the Finance and Capital Markets Department. Prior to this, Turlough was head of the Tax Department for more than 10 years. He advises international corporations, investment banks and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. He specialises in all forms of structured finance, securitisation, financial services tax, fund finance, loan portfolio and debt capital markets advice. He also provides strategic advice to the financial services industry in relation to disputes arising from structured finance arrangements and tax litigation issues.
Turlough is recommended as a Tier 1 Capital Markets lawyer and a Tier 1 Tax lawyer by leading legal publications and has been included in the Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame.
Turlough was involved in modernising the Irish securitisation legislation framework in 2002 and various amendments to Irish tax and capital markets legislation over the past couple of decades. Turlough helped to establish and served as the first chairperson of the Irish Debt Securities Association (IDSA) from 2012 to 2015. The IDSA is an industry organisation formed to promote and develop Ireland as a location for activities to support the global structured finance, debt securities and specialist securities industries.
Turlough was educated at law school in Trinity College Dublin, qualified as a solicitor in Ireland in 1995 and as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1996. Prior to joining Matheson in Dublin in 2000, Turlough worked for Deutsche Bank and Slaughter and May in London. Turlough is a regular speaker and writer on international tax and structured finance issues.
Turlough's experience includes:
- Advising on the first AAA / Aaa rated public securitisation of pure auto loans in Ireland.
- Advising on the first issuance and listing of a Sukuk bond that complied with the Sharia financing provisions of Irish tax law.
- Advising leading financial institutions on the establishment of numerous Irish debt issuance programmes.
- Advising leading financial institutions on fund finance transactions.
- Advising on the acquisition and disposal of loan portfolios.
Turlough Galvin is named a ‘Market Leader’
Debt Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2024
“Turlough offers superb responsiveness, commercial awareness and an ability to address difficult matters.”
Debt Capital Markets: Chambers Global and Europe 2024
"Excellent knowledge of industry (DCM, securitization, tax etc) from an Irish and European perspective, very responsive and open to discussing matters at short notice."
Debt Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2023
"Turlough Galvin is the partner we most frequently work with. We are entirely confident he supervises behind the scenes and ensures everything is to a standard."
Debt Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2023
"We trust Turlough Galvin implicitly and he always guides us in the right way."
Debt Capital Markets: Chambers Global and Europe 2023
"Expert in securitisation, structured finance and tax. His expertise in securitisation, structured finance, debt capital markets and tax is first class and he is always available to discuss ongoing transactions and also to discuss the industry, trends
and regulations in general. His knowledge, attention to detail, commercial awareness and responsiveness are his standout qualities."
Debt Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2022
"Turlough Galvin: The star individual. Hugely experienced practitioner with a wide and varied practice. The person to go to when you have difficult questions."
Tax: The European Legal 500 2022
Turlough Galvin has "high expertise," and is "very responsive."
Banking & Finance: Chambers Global and Europe 2022
Turlough Galvin is named a Tax Leading Advisor.
World Tax 2022
Turlough Galvin provides an "exceptional service with turnaround times that are second to none. Responsiveness, knowledge and expertise are his standout qualities".
Debt Capital The European Legal 500 2021
We value the "attention and level of expertise we receive from him throughout."
Debt Capital Markets: Chambers Global and Europe 2021
Turlough Galvin is an "extremely knowledgeable in all fields of capital markets".
Debt Capital Markets: Chambers Global and Europe 2021
Turlough Galvin enters Legal 500 Hall of Fame.
Tax: The Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2020
Turlough Galvin is named a ‘Market Leader’
Debt Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2020
"Turlough Galvin is extremely knowledgeable in the sector, he breaks transactions down to layman's terms so anyone can understand and he is very easy to work with. He makes sure you're informed before you make a decision."
Banking & Finance: Chambers Global and Europe 2020
Clients laud Turlough as "an excellent tax lawyer who adopts a sensible, practical style. His depth of market knowledge gives him a real competitive advantage."
Tax: Chambers Europe 2020
Trinity College Dublin (LLB)
Qualified as a solicitor in Ireland
Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales