Claire
Scannell
Director of the Managing Partner’s Office
Claire Scannell is Director of the Managing Partner’s Office at Matheson. She works closely with Managing Partner Darren Maher, supporting the leadership and management of the firm at partnership level.
Her remit spans firm strategy, planning and communications. She works with the Managing Partner and senior leadership to develop and advance the firm’s strategic agenda, oversee key firm-wide programmes and projects, and manage internal and external communications.
Areas of Expertise
Claire is a qualified solicitor with experience across private practice and in-house leadership. She spent eight years as a Professional Support Lawyer in Matheson’s Financial Institutions Group, where she was responsible for legal knowledge management, training and precedent development, and supported the firm’s work for financial services clients across regulatory, transactional and advisory matters.
Prior to joining Matheson, Claire served as General Counsel of a multinational reinsurance group with its European headquarters in Dublin, where she led the organisation’s legal affairs across multiple jurisdictions, advising on complex cross-border regulatory and contractual frameworks.
Claire is a regular lecturer at the Law Society of Ireland on the Diploma in Finance Law.