The legal landscape is continuing to evolve and is becoming more complex for businesses to operate in. In today’s dynamic business environment, clients need pragmatic legal advice that helps them to continue to operate, expand and realise value for their stakeholders.
Our experienced corporate lawyers support and advise domestic and international clients across a diverse range of corporate, governance and structuring matters across the full life cycle of their business.
What EY Law Corporate & Structuring can do for you
From technical company law queries, corporate governance advices or transforming your business through corporate structuring and reorganisations, our team can help you achieve your objectives in a pragmatic and collaborative manner. We combine our transactional and advisory skillset with specialist expertise from our multi-disciplinary teams. As a member of a global firm, our combined experience and geographic reach allows us to devise and implement complex corporate structures while coordinating workstreams across multiple jurisdictions. Our experience allows us to provide relevant legal advice which takes account of all aspects of your business not just narrow legal concerns.
Core Client Service Offerings
Corporate advisory
We advise public and private companies, national and multinational bodies, across a broad range of industry sectors, on all matters relating to Irish company law. Our teams' combined experience allows for pragmatic, commercial advice promoting successful outcomes for our clients. As the legal landscape changes, we ensure clients are aware of changes that impact their business to mitigate potential risks.
Corporate structuring
We regularly advise our domestic and international clients on complex corporate structuring and reorganisation projects. Our team has a deep understanding of the various legal issues that can arise in such projects, particularly those with cross-border elements. We work alongside professionals from tax, accounting and financial advisory to analyse the specific circumstances of your business and provide comprehensive guidance aimed at achieving efficiencies and enhancing shareholder value. The global reach and experience across our global law firm enables us to deliver a comprehensive and coordinated multi-jurisdictional solution.
Examples of our services include:
- analysing on feasibility and implementation of group structuring (including mergers, spin-offs, cross-border mergers, conversions and divisions)
- devising and implementing complex corporate structuring to meet your objectives
- streamlining or rationalising groups to facilitate pre-sale planning, post-deal integration or to optimise cost, tax and other efficiencies.
Corporate Governance
In an environment which demands accountability, transparency and trust to ensure business integrity and stability, our team of lawyers can support your business across a wide range of governance projects. Governance projects may be transaction-related, triggered by seasonal workflow peaks or organisational transformation, or undertaken to provide assurance for the board and other stakeholders.
Examples of our services include:
- providing strategic advice and corporate governance support to boards
- providing director and officer training to boards of Irish companies
- undertaking governance health checks and reviews to align your business with “best in class” corporate governance
- review and standardisation of policies and procedures to ensure they are fit for purpose, transparent and aligned to meet your business needs.