Irwin is a Member of the firm's Corporate & Securities Section in the Boston office and served on the firm's Executive Committee for many years. He was the firm's Managing Partner for six years, through March 2003. Irwin's practice includes a diversified clientele ranging from start-up to publicly traded entities. Irwin devotes a significant portion of his practice to representing early-stage companies and individuals with new products or concepts, both high tech and low tech, that require strategic partners or seed money. He also provides wide-ranging assistance to growing companies of all sizes, including involvement in mergers and acquisitions and public and private financings. In addition, Irwin often is involved with joint ventures, product development and marketing agreements designed to advance the interests of multiple parties. For example, a significant portion of his career has involved project financings, including leveraged lease transitions which require integrating and satisfying multiple parties. These financings, totaling billions of dollars, financed waste and other alternative fuels to energy plants, among other assets, on behalf of Fortune 500 companies and banks. Irwin's clients often utilize his business experience and judgment, in addition to his legal skills, and appreciate his high level of commitment to client service. Irwin is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and is a member of the American, Massachusetts, and Boston Bar Associations. He received his B.A. from Tufts University (1967) and his J.D., cum laude, from Columbia University Law School (1970). Irwin is an Alumni Trustee of Tufts University and a trustee of the Boston Tufts Alliance, a Board member and former President of Temple Beth Elohim of Wellesley, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Wang Center. Industries Energy & Clean Technology Financial Services Information Technology Internet & e-Commerce Manufacturing |