Keith O’DONNELL
Keith O’Donnell is a founding Partner and the Managing Partner of ATOZ. He is also the Global Real Estate leader of Taxand, the global organization of independent tax advisors. Keith advises international groups on the design and implementation of global tax strategies with particular emphasis on Global Real Estate and Private Equity funds and is recognized as one of Luxembourg’s leading tax advisers. He has been instrumental in shaping legislative change in coordination with industry bodies.
He has been a tax specialist for 20 years, during which time he has held a number of senior technical and management positions such as: head of the real estate industry for Continental Western Europe, tax leader for the asset management team in Europe (Ernst &Young) and asset management practice leader in EMEIA (Andersen). He is actively involved with several key tax international bodies including the OECD’s collective investment vehicle ICG and the EU Commission’s expert group on open-ended real estate funds. He is also a member of the Tax Committee of the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) and lectures extensively at academic and professional organizations.
Keith holds a Law degree from the National University of Ireland and is qualified as a Tax Adviser and a Chartered Accountant in Ireland and Luxembourg. He also consistently follows professional development courses from academic establishments like the Harvard Business School.
