Ryan Killoran is a Director in the Tax practice area. He specialises in taxation of domestic and cross-border financial instruments and investment products; private equity fund formation and tax structuring for international investment funds; private equity deal structuring; and mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations of corporate entities. He also is deeply experienced in international tax planning for corporates (including controlled foreign companies; double tax agreements; financial services taxation; offshore acquisition financing structuring; foreign trusts; transfer pricing and thin capitalisation; taxation of local and offshore trusts); tax litigation; alternative dispute resolution; and settlements.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Taxation of domestic and cross border financial instruments and investment products
- Private equity fund formation and tax structuring for international investment funds
- Private equity deal structuring
- Mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations of corporate entities
- Share scheme formation and tax advice
- International tax planning for corporates including:
- Controlled foreign companies
- Double tax agreements
- Financial services taxation
- Offshore acquisition financing structuring
- Foreign trusts
- Transfer pricing and thin capitalisation
- Taxation of local and offshore trusts
- Tax litigation, alternative dispute resolution and settlements
- B Com LLB (University of Johannesburg)
- Higher Diploma in Tax Law (Wits)
- Higher Diploma in International Taxation (University of Johannesburg)
- 2015: Director, Werksmans
- Ryan is an admitted attorney and spent time at PwC and Webber Wentzel advising on financial services, mergers and acquisitions and international tax matters, prior to joining Werksmans.
- Ranked lawyer (Band 3) by Chambers Global | 2024 - 2025 | Tax
- Ranked lawyer (Up and Coming) by Chambers Global | 2022 2023 | Tax
- Recipient of best student award in the Higher Diploma in International Tax
- Guest lecturer for the MCom Taxation and PG Dip International Tax courses at the University of Johannesburg
- Guest lecturer on the South African aspects of various IBFD training courses