PSL Faculty

Director of Learning and Development

Nicola is responsible for implementing Matheson’s Learning and Development strategy. Nicola’s role focuses on:

designing and managing our innovative lawyer development programmes in partnership with leading global educational organisations;
developing and delivering our client training programmes in partnership with our executive education providers; and
implementing our graduate recruitment and retention strategy.

Head of Knowledge Management

Finbarr is responsible for Matheson’s Knowledge Management strategy. Finbarr’s role focuses on:

leading and coordinating the PSL Faculty and PSL Faculty projects;
implementing knowledge management solutions and processes to strengthen knowledge-sharing across the firm;
overseeing the Knowledge Management function including the library, legal research and know-how; and
monitoring and sharing current awareness around legal developments and market trends.

Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Orla is a litigation specialist who supports the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department across all areas, including:

Finance and Capital Markets

Stuart specialises in debt capital markets and structured finance law, regulation and practice, including;

Corporate

Dorothy specialises in corporate law, regulation and practice, including:

Irish and European company law;
domestic and international corporate transactions, such as, mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures; corporate restructurings; private equity; IPOs; other equity capital markets transactions; and
Irish corporate law advice to overseas clients contemplating inward investment, cross-border re-organisations and integration projects.

Commercial Real Estate

Noreen specialises in Commercial Real Estate, and Construction and Engineering, including:

Asset Management and Investment Funds

Brónagh specialises in asset management and investment funds law, regulation and practice, including:

Irish and European financial services legislation;
establishment of private and public investment funds;
listing investment funds on the Irish Stock Exchange Euronext Dublin;
structuring, marketing and sale of investment instruments and investment products; and
investment advice and other financial services.

Corporate

Ursula specialises in general commercial and corporate law including:

Irish company law;
Irish corporate law aspects of all type of structuring, refinancing, inter and intra-group transactions and re-organisations; and
domestic and international corporate transactions, such as, mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures, partnership structures and private equity transactions.

Financial Institutions

Claire specialises in financial services law, regulation and practice, including:

the authorisation of financial service providers such as insurance and reinsurance firms, insurance intermediaries, payment institutions, e-money institutions, MiFID firms and retail credit institutions;
assisting financial service providers with the effective and timely implementation of changes required by regulatory developments;
conducting reviews of financial service providers’ existing processes and procedures to ensure