About

To meet the demands of today’s mobile consumers, US company OtterBox has evolved to become a leading seller of premium protective cases for smartphones and tablets. As the company’s general counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Claire Lyons handles legal matters from the OtterBox regional offices in Cork. Since joining the protective casing company in 2013, Lyons has overseen the release of numerous products to markets in EMEA, including a new line of audio and charging accessories in 2016 which was a new venture for OtterBox and is commended for achieving dramatic improvements in work quality and efficiency within the legal function over the past five years. Lyons joined the company after lecturing on intellectual property law at Griffith College Cork for one year and as a specialist in the field of IPR, she is well placed to protect OtterBox from copyright infringements and competitions law matters. Lyons was a solicitor at Solvotrin Therapeutics between 2010 and 2012 dealing with a range of legal matters including IPR, employment law, commercial contracts, company law and commercial property transactions. She obtained her bachelors of civil law and master’s degrees from University College Cork in 2005 and 2007 respectively, and also has a diploma in intellectual property and information technology law from the Law Society of Ireland.