Vice president, head of legal | State Street Ireland
Darren McMahon
Vice president, head of legal | State Street Ireland
Vice President - Head of Legal (Ireland) | State Street International (Ireland)
A strong communicator with ‘commercial nous’, Darren McMahon has exceptional funds and asset management experience. After almost 20 years in-house, he has impressive industry credentials, having worked at the likes...
Darren McMahon has spent over ten years at American international financial services firm State Street, and provides legal support to the company’s global services business in Ireland and the Channel Islands. Managing the legal team and providing an extensive amount of knowledge in the areas of mutual funds and collective investment structures, McMahon’s ability to wear different hats within the business is commended. It is no surprise, therefore, that he is a member of the State Street Ireland Management Committee. In terms of legal practice areas, McMahon oversees the provision of general legal advice on matters such as corporate law, M&A and regulatory affairs and is embedded in the company’s office network via his work on cross border projects. Having previously undertaken legal roles at noteworthy financial companies including Bank of America, Zurich Capital Markets and Cardinal Asset Management, McMahon is experienced in dealing with the aforementioned legal issues along with mitigating regulatory challenges from domestic and foreign regulators. With an in-house career spanning over two decades, McMahon started his legal career as a private practice lawyer at McCann FitzGerald in 1993 after qualifying as a solicitor in Ireland.