Barry Irwin Email & Phone Number

Barry Irwin founded Irwin IP in 2014 and has been litigating mission-critical, high-profile intellectual property and technology matters in federal courts across the country for over 30 years. Barry began his legal career at a prestigious boutique intellectual property law firm in Chicago. Three years later, he joined the Chicago office of the top AmLaw 100 law firm. There, he practiced intellectual property litigation for 18 years, the last 14 as a partner, and the last 10 as an equity partner.In addition to his active litigation practice, Barry has been an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame Law School since 2012, where he teaches Patent Litigation and Advanced Copyright Law/Entertainment Law. He has also served as an expert witness in intellectual property-related matters. He is the Board President of Lawyers for the Creative Arts, a former executive board member of the Linn Inn American Inn of Court, and Vice-Chair of the Burr Ridge Planning Commission.In 2022 Barry was designated Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in two separate areas: Patent Litigation and Copyright Law (each award given to a single lawyer in a community). In 2018, Barry was selected by Thomson Reuters as one of the Top 100 lawyers in Illinois as part of its Super Lawyers selection process. He was one of only eight intellectual property attorneys on the list, and the only one from a small (under 75 attorney) intellectual property boutique. And, each year, for over 15 years, he has been named a Leading Lawyer and a Super Lawyer. He also received Martindale Hubbell’s highest ratings (AV, AV+ and AV Preeminent) in his first years of eligibility and each year thereafter.In 2015, Barry received the rare distinction of being named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), and in 2022 became a Senior Fellow. LCA is an invitation-only honorary trial lawyer society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. LCA Fellows are selected based on their legal excellence and accomplishments in litigation and superior ethical reputations. Barry has also been named an IP Star by Managing IP.

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