Top Energy & Bankruptcy Lawyer Joins Energy & Derivatives Markets Practice
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 9, 2005) — McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Kenneth W. Irvin has joined the Firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Energy & Derivatives Markets Practice Group. Mr. Irvin, recently named one of Washington's top bankruptcy lawyers by the Washingtonian magazine, advises companies, directors and investors on energy trading, regulatory, litigation and bankruptcy matters.
"We are very excited to have Ken join our group," commented Paul Pantano, head of the Firm's Energy & Derivatives Markets Practice Group. "His experience in the energy industry and his commitment to client service are a tremendous addition to our energy practice and our Firm."
Mr. Irvin counsels clients on finance, corporate and litigation issues involving energy, debt-trading, information technology, telecommunications, real estate and bankruptcy matters. He has practiced before federal and state courts, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the public service commissions of Washington, D.C. and New York. Mr. Irvin has successfully led teams prosecuting clients' rights under asset purchase agreements, supply agreements, credit facilities, covenants not to compete, partnership agreements, shareholders' agreements and leases. He has also assisted clients in the acquisition of companies or assets through bankruptcy or strategic restructuring, and advises companies, officers and directors on fiduciary responsibilities to creditors and shareholders during times of financial trouble.
"Joining McDermott's team, whose reputation and experience in the energy trading is top-notch, is an excellent opportunity for me," commented Mr. Irvin.
Mr. Irvin earned his B.S.E.E. from Clarkson University in 1987, and his J.D. magna cum laude from Syracuse University College in 1992. He is a member of the bars of the District of Columbia and New York, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
