Claire has a diverse practice spanning public, regulatory, commercial and human rights law. In 2026, she was ranked as a leading junior counsel in the Legal 500 Guide for Crime and Regulatory (including White Collar Crime).
Claire has significant experience in the coronial jurisdiction and, in 2023, was briefed as Counsel Assisting in the Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes. In 2022, she lectured in Advanced Statutory Interpretation at the University of New South Wales.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Claire practised at Allens (Sydney) and Shearman & Sterling (London). She has also served as Associate to the Honourable Justice Brian Tamberlin in the Federal Court of Australia and to the Honourable Chief Justice Peter Shivute in the Supreme Court of Namibia.
Claire holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, which she attended on a Clarendon Scholarship. Her doctoral research examined the accountability of transnational corporations for serious human rights violations. She also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours I) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours I) from the University of Sydney, where she was awarded the Henry S Albinski Prize for the best honours thesis in Australian foreign and defence policy.
In 2017, Claire was the inaugural recipient of the Katrina Dawson Award, which encourages young women to practise at the Bar. She served on the NSW Bar Council from 2020 to 2023 and currently sits on one of the NSW Bar Association’s four Professional Conduct Committees.
“Claire is incredibly hard working and meticulous in her preparation of cases. She is highly intelligent and has a sound knowledge of many different areas of law.”
— Legal 500 (2026)
