Barry Irwin Joins Nardello & Co. as Regional Head of EMEA

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nardello & Co. LLC, a leading global investigations firm, today announced that Barry Irwin has joined its London office as Regional Head of the firm’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) practice. Mr. Irwin’s predecessor, Martin Stone, remains a Partner and Senior Managing Director at the firm and will work closely with Mr. Irwin in the region, focusing on Nardello & Co.’s Middle East practice.

Mr. Irwin brings more than 30 years of legal experience across 40 countries as both in-house counsel and in private practice. Most recently, Mr. Irwin spent more than ten years with the international law firm Allen & Overy LLP, as a senior Partner based in Singapore where he focused on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He supported a broad range of clients, from large multinationals to start-ups as well as governments and state-owned enterprises. He began his career as in-house counsel to the Exxon Group affiliate EAL and also served as in-house counsel to Westfield Corporation, then a property and media company, before building a successful private practice in the energy and resources sector.

“Barry’s deep global experience, proven leadership and both corporate and commercial expertise make him ideally suited to head our EMEA practice,” said Dan Nardello, Chief Executive Officer of Nardello & Co. “His extensive network and the decades he spent counseling an array of clients in both the public and private sectors will enhance our firm’s strong legal DNA, and his regional expertise will lend valuable insights to our clients. I am delighted to welcome Barry to the firm and know he will be instrumental in the continued growth of our EMEA practice.”

Martin Stone, Partner and Senior Managing Director of Nardello & Co. added, “On behalf of the firm’s London office and entire EMEA practice, we are excited to welcome Barry and his legal acumen to our team. I look forward to working alongside him as we continue to grow Nardello & Co.’s client base in this important region.”

“I am thrilled to join Nardello & Co. and work with such a highly-qualified, collaborative and experienced team of professionals,” said Mr. Irwin. “Nardello & Co. is one of the most respected firms in the investigative space, and I look forward to applying my years of experience in this new capacity, in service to the firm’s global clients.”

Biography

Barry Irwin

Barry Irwin has more than 30 years of legal expertise both as in-house counsel and in private practice, working with multinational corporations, government, state-owned enterprises, startups, and individuals. Prior to joining Nardello & Co., he was a senior Partner with international law firm Allen & Overy LLP for more than a decade. Based primarily in Singapore, Mr. Irwin practiced as a corporate and commercial lawyer with a focus on significant cross-border mergers and acquisitions for clients and projects based in more than 40 countries around the world.

Mr. Irwin started his career as in-house counsel to the Exxon Group affiliate EAL, providing legal services first to the Production Department and offshore operations in Bass Strait and then to the downstream business. He then spent several years as in-house counsel to Westfield Corporation, a property and media company active in the US, the UK, and Australia. Following that, Mr. Irwin moved into private practice, working in both Australian and international firms as a leading advisor in the energy and resources sector.

He is the author of Long Term Contracts (Federation Press Pty. Limited) on the practical, commercial, and legal operation and effect of long-term supply agreements, as well as a contributing author to both the World Bank Institute's Guide to Key Documentation and Governance for Extractive Industries, a guide for government bodies, private investors and other stakeholders in large resources projects, and Minerals and Mining (Globe Law and Business Publishing), on mining laws around the world.

Mr. Irwin is a graduate of the Australian National University Law School, and has received a bachelor’s degree from ANU in philosophy and psychology. He is admitted to practice in England, Wales, and the High Court of Australia, as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW, and as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Victoria.

About Nardello & Co.

Nardello & Co. is a global investigations firm whose experienced professionals handle a broad range of issues including due diligence, anti-corruption & fraud investigations, civil and white collar criminal litigation and arbitration support, asset tracing, activist defense, political risk and strategic intelligence, digital investigations and cyber defense, monitorships and independent investigations, and compliance.

Their clients include the world’s leading law firms and financial institutions, Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, governments, NGOs, sports organizations, and academic institutions.

With offices in New York, London, Washington DC, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Milan, and Dubai, Nardello & Co. maintains a professional staff that includes former US federal prosecutors, US and international lawyers, former law enforcement personnel and intelligence operatives, licensed investigators, research analysts, former journalists, financial crime specialists, forensic accountants, and computer forensic experts.