Barry Irwin is the Regional Head of Nardello & Co.’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa Practice, based in London, where he directs the firm’s investigations across the region. He brings 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.

• EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO NARDELLO & CO.

  Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Barry was a senior Partner with international law firm Allen & Overy LLP for more than a decade. Based primarily in Singapore, he 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.

  Barry 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, then a property and media company active in the US, the UK, and Australia. Following that, Barry moved into private practice, working in both Australian and international firms as a leading advisor in the energy and resources sector.

Education

• Australian National University Law School
• Australian National University, BA, Philosophy & Psychology

Publications

• Long Term Contracts (Federation Press Pty. Limited)
• Contributor: World Bank Institute's Guide to Key Documentation and Governance for Extractive Industries
• Contributor: Minerals and Mining (Globe Law and Business Publishing)

Professional Affiliations

• Admitted to practice in England and Wales
• Admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia
• Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Victoria
• AMPLA, member