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Irwin Gilbert is a senior partner at Conrad & Scherer’s Fort Lauderdale office with a practice concentrating primarily on complex commercial litigation, general business litigation, construction defect litigation, class actions and professional liability.
Practicing in State and Federal Courts in Florida and across the Country, Irwin represents fortune 100 companies in high stakes litigation. He has been selected as lead counsel for the defense in mass shooting cases.
Irwin believes that success depends on communicating with the client to fully understand the client’s needs and expectations and designing a strategy to achieve those results in the most efficient manner possible. He has repeatedly “compressed the timeline” of litigation to conserve the client’s resources and minimize the disruption of the client’s business. When it comes to litigation, time is money. Compressing the timeline means getting the case on the fastest track, deflecting delay strategies by opposing counsel and getting the case to a resolution before his clients exhaust their patience and their resources. While Irwin has extensive experience taking complex litigation through trial, he believes that most disputes have the potential for less expensive resolution if the issues and objectives are clearly identified at the outset.
Irwin’s clients have included banks, investment firms, executives, celebrities, legal professionals, and Fortune 500 companies. In some of his more groundbreaking decisions, Irwin reigned in fiduciaries who had exceeded their powers, including court-appointed guardians and Assignees for the Benefit of Creditors. Irwin has also protected business clients from lawsuits, including class action, antitrust matters and trade secrets cases. In several of these cases, more than one hundred million dollars was at risk.
Irwin has a wide range of experience practicing throughout the United States and has litigated cases in Great Britain and Japan. His original training was in antitrust and unfair competition, defending companies in Robinson Patman and price-fixing conspiracy cases. He also served as Chairman of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Subcommittee and also as Chair of the Florida Bar’s Business Litigation Committee.
Prior to studying law, Irwin studied physics and electrical engineering and was engaged in government service. Irwin earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Buffalo, John Lord O’Brien School of Law and after clerking, began practicing in two large New York City law firms. Prior to joining the firm, Irwin was a Partner in his own practice also defending private lenders, construction companies and commercial real estate developers in complex commercial litigation.
| Irwin Robert Gilbert: | Member at The Conrad and Scherer, LLP |
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633 S Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 |
| Website: | https://www.conradscherer.com |
| Offices: |
Conrad and Scherer, LLP
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Commercial Litigation, General Business Litigation
Construction Litigation
| Association name | Position name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Bar, Business Law Section | Member | N/A |
| Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar | Co-Chairman | N/A |
| Antitrust & Trade Regulation Subcommittee, Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar | Chair | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Client Security Fund Committee | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Past Chairman, 15th Circuit Grievance Committee | N/A |
| The National Client Protection Organization, Inc. (NCPO) | Past Regional Vice President | N/A |
| Florida Bar | Member | N/A |
| Caribbean Law Institute | Advisor | N/A |
| Florida Bar, Business Law Section | Member | 1900 - 1900 |
| Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar | Co-Chairman | 1900 - 1900 |
| Antitrust & Trade Regulation Subcommittee, Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section of The Florida Bar | Chair | 1900 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar | Client Security Fund Committee | 1900 - 1900 |
| Florida Bar | Past Chairman, 15th Circuit Grievance Committee | 1900 - 1900 |
| Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida | Past President | 1989 - 1990 |
| American Bankruptcy Institute | Member | N/A |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| Best Lawyer | Best Lawyers in America | 2021 |
| Frivolous Lawsuit Demise Exaggerated in Palm Beach County | Palm Beach Post | 2017 |
| America’s Leading Business Lawyers | Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers | 2008 |
| The Best Lawyers in America | N/A | 2008 |
| America’s Leading Business Lawyers | Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers | 2007 |
| Florida Super Lawyers | Florida Super Lawyers | 2007 |
| The Best Lawyers in America | N/A | 2007 |
| America’s Leading Business Lawyers | Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers | 2006 |
| Florida Legal Elite | Florida Trend Magazine | 2006 |
| Florida Super Lawyers | Florida Super Lawyers | 2006 |
| The Best Lawyers in America | N/A | 2006 |
| America’s Leading Business Lawyers | Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers | 2005 |
| The Best Lawyers in America | N/A | 2005 |
| America’s Leading Business Lawyers | Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers | 2004 |
| AV Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2025 |
| AV Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2025 |
| AV Rating | Martindale-Hubbell | 2025 |
| School name | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| University of Buffalo | Bachelor’s Degree, Physics | 1970 |
| University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York | Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor | 1977 |
| Alma College | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1977 |
| University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York | Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor | 1977 |
| University of Miami School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1980 |
| Case name | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Argus Photonics Group, Inc. v. Dickenson and Panametrics, Inc., 841 So.2d 598 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). | |
| Argus Photonics Group, Inc. v. Dickenson and Panametrics, Inc., 841 So.2d 598 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). | |
| Body Worx, LLC v. Basic Research,S. District Court, Western District of Texas. | |
| Gemini Chemical v. Edmer Sanitary Supply Company, Inc. | |
| In re Dack,101 Misc.2d 490 (NY 1979). | |
| Jasser v. Saadeh, 97 So.3d 241 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). | |
| Pollio Dairy Products, Inc. v. Sorrento Cheese Company. | |
| Saadeh v. Connors, Meyer, Barfield and Noble,166 So.3d 959 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). | |
| Three Keys, Ltd. v. Kennedy Funding, Inc., 36 So.3d 656 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). | |
| Ullrich v. Welt (In re Nica Holdings, Inc.), 810 3d 781 (11th Cir. 2015). |
| State | Number | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | Good Standing | 1980 | 11/13/2021 | |
| NY | Currently registered | 1978 | 11/13/2021 | |
| FL | 99473 | Member in Good Standing | 1996 | 09/12/2019 |
| Publication name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Illustrated | FACES of Fort Lauderdale in Complex Commercial Litigation | 2020 |
| Contributor | LexisNexis Practice Guide: Florida Business Torts, Danvars, Mass.: Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. | 2013 |
| Caribbean Law and Business | A Comparative Analysis of Reorganizations Under the United States Bankruptcy Code and Administrations Under the English Insolvency Act | 1997 |
| American Bankruptcy Institute's Online Library | The New Value Exception: Critique of Another Prespective | 1997 |
| American Bankruptcy Institute's Online LIbrary | The Continuing Controversy: Jurisdiction of Bankruptcy Court to Enter Money Judgments in Dischargeability Actions | 1996 |
| Conference name | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| NA | Active Shooting & Liability Coverage | 2018 |
| NA | Surviving Litigation without Breaking the Bank | 2018 |
| NA | Defending Mass Shooting Cases-The New Normal: Liability for Mass Incidents in the Present and Near Future | 2018 |
| NA | Legal Strategies for the Construction Industry | 2016 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Partner | Conrad & Scherer, LLP | 2019 - 1900 |
| Partner | Conrad & Scherer, LLP | N/A |
