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Emmet is a Partner and Head of the Business Department, practicing in the area of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions and restructurings. Emmet and his team are experienced in advising a broad range of clients across different business sectors on corporate structuring/restructuring, private fund raisings, M&A transactions, shareholders' agreements and commercial law. Emmet also advises on structuring of venture capital and private equity investment structures. Emmet is also the co-author of "The Law and Practice of Irish Stamp Duty" published by the Irish Taxation Institute and is a member of the Taxation Committee of the Law Society.

• Corporate Finance
• Restructurings
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Stamp Duty
• Technology
  

• Chairman of the TALC Audit Sub-committee, 2009
  (TALC = Taxation Administration Liaison Committee)
  
  
• Member of the Taxation Committee of the Law Society of Ireland
  
  
• Member of the Irish Venture Capital Association

• A "corporate all-rounder" and also "championed by clients as 'the first port of call' for matters relating to stamp duty." Recommended for corporate/M&A and tax. Chambers Global 2011.
  
  
• "Regarded as an expert in stamp duty." Recommended for corporate/M&A
  and tax. Chambers Europe 2010.
  
  
• Particularly mentioned for tax and also for corporate and commercial
  in The Legal 500, 2011 edition.
  
  
• Highly recommended for corporate and M&A and IT and telecoms in
  Legal Experts Europe, Middle East & Africa 2011.
  
  
• Recommended for corporate/M&A and tax by PLC Which Lawyer? in 2011.
  
  
• "Emmet Scully is strong on tax-driven transactions and technology-heavy
  matters, and is 'a problem-solving and extremely bright lawyer.'" He is
  "commercial and technically excellent". Recommended for corporate/M&A and tax. Chambers Global 2010.
  
  
• Recommended for corporate/M&A and tax by PLC Which Lawyer? in 2010.
  
  
• Recommended for corporate/M&A and tax. Chambers Europe 2010.
  
  
• "Emmet Scully garners praise for his ‘strong negotiating skills’. "
  The Legal 500, 2010 edition.
  
  
• Highly recommended for corporate and M&A and IT and telecoms in
  European Legal Experts 2010.
  
  
• "Diligent and technically excellent" and "praised for his work on venture capital and private equity structures" states Chambers Global 2009, where he is also recommended for corporate/M&A.
  
  
• Recommended for corporate/M&A and recognised for tax and telecommunications by PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook in 2009.
  
  
• Recommended for tax by Chambers Europe 2009.
  
  
• Highly recommended for corporate and M&A and IT and telecoms in
  European Legal Experts 2009.
  
  
• Highly recommended for corporate and M&A and IT and telecoms in
  European Legal Experts 2008.
  
  
• Recommended for corporate/M&A in Chambers Global 2008 and Chambers Europe 2008, where he is described as "professional and attentive to detail."
  
  
• Recognised for tax in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook in 2008.
  
  
• Recommended for tax in Chambers Europe 2008 where he is praised for his "invaluable knowledge of stamp duty" and his "professional manner and excellent attention to detail."
  
  
• Recommended for corporate/M&A in PLC's Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook 2007/08, which reviews the law and leading lawyers worldwide.
  
  
• Recognised for his tax knowledge in PLC's Tax on Corporate Transactions Handbook 2007/08, which reviews the law and leading lawyers worldwide. It also states that Emmet is "regarded as a stamp duty specialist."
  
  
• Emmet provides "the highest standards of efficiency, courtesy and professionalism" according to The Legal 500, 2007 edition.
  
  
• Recommended for IT, telecoms and e-commerce in The Legal 500, 2007 edition, which also recognises his M&A experience.
  
  
• An "experienced operator" in corporate and commercial law states The Legal 500, 2005 edition.

• Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland, 1994
• LLB (Hons), Trinity College Dublin, 1991