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As head of legal for Barclays Bank Ireland, Pauline Gallagher is a highly talented in-house lawyer with 10 years of experience and heads up what a nominator describes as a ‘very sophisticated legal function’. With considerable commercial and financial acumen, Gallagher takes responsibility for not only ensuring that the Irish branch of Barclays Bank is at all times compliant with the law, but also contributes at a senior executive level to the formulation and implementation of its strategy. Her knowledge of the company and the Irish legal market allows her to excel in an extremely broad role that encompasses advising on traditional banking deals, regulatory matters and a variety of legal issues, which impact the day-to-day running of the Bank. Gallagher has been instrumental in the legal implementation of the Bank’s highly publicised Brexit migration. A nominator adds that, ‘Pauline Gallagher brings a refreshingly practical, experience-based approach to her work. In our experience of working with senior counsel across the financial services industry, Pauline is undoubtedly outstanding’.