About

Distinguished lawyer Marie Griffin leads the legal department at AIG in Ireland, a department which is part of the wider AIG European Legal Group. Prior to her current role, Griffin spent half of her career at legal firm Arthur Cox, and then as head of tax and legal for Postbank Ireland. Griffin admits that she was hesitant to move to an in-house role, however later realised that the transition from private practice to in-house was the best decision she’d ever made, giving her a great deal of professional fulfilment: ‘It’s been a great choice and I have felt challenged every single day. I have magnificent colleagues and it’s been a fantastic life experience. I get a lot of joy from my work’. In 2013 Griffin was instrumental in a transaction that has been recognised as one of the most innovative in Europe and the first of its kind which involved the transfer of an insurance business from Ireland to Bermuda, a transaction which many peers in Ireland have since asked her for advice and guidance on. As head of legal in Postbank, Griffin was also part of the process to close the bank, an event which she admits has equipped her with the resilience and skills she uses to this day. Amongst her achievements, constructing a trusted relationship with her business colleagues stands as one of them with Griffin adopting an open door policy to ensure a collaborative and close working relationship.