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Irwin R. Gilbert - Fort Lauderdale, FL
633 South Federal HighwayEighth Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Conrad & Scherer, L.L.P.
Fort Lauderdale Class Actions Lawyer
Overview
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 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 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.
About Irwin R. Gilbert
Practice Areas
- Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- General Business Litigation
- Professional Liability
Current Employment Position(s)
- Senior Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1978
- Florida, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1978
- District of Columbia, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
Other Affiliations
- Florida Bar, Business Law Section (Member)
- The Florida Bar, Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section (Co-Chairman)
- The Florida Bar, Antitrust & Trade Regulation Subcommittee, Business Litigation Committee, Business Law Section (Chair)
- Florida Bar (Client Security Fraud Committee)
- Florida Bar (Past Chairman, 15th Circuit Grievance Committee)
- The National Client Protection Organization, Inc. (NCPO) (Past Regional Vice President)
- The Florida Bar, Client Security Fund Committee
- The Florida Bar, Business Litigation Committee, Legal Learning Series, July 5, 2016 (Chairman)
- The Florida Bar, Business Litigation Committee, Attorney at Law Magazine, July 5, 2016 (Chairman)
- The Florida Bar, Business Litigation Committee, CityBizList South Florida, July 5, 2016 (Chairman)
Education
- State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1977
Juris Doctor - University of Buffalo, 1970
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Honors: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Tau
Past Positions
- Kelley Kronenberg, PA, Partner
Classes and Seminars
- Defending Mass Shooting Cases-The New Normal: Liability for Mass Incidents in the Present and Near Future, 2018
- Surviving Litigation without Breaking the Bank, 2018
- Active Shooting & Liability Coverage, 2018
- Legal Strategies for the Construction Industry, 2016
Achievements
Honors
- Recognized as a Best Lawyer by Best Lawyers in Commercial Litigation, 2021 - 2022
- Selected as a “Top Lawyer” by Fort Lauderdale Illustrated Magazine for Commercial Litigation & Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, - 2021
- Listed in South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyer”, - 2021
- Listed as one of the “FACES of Fort Lauderdale” In Complex Commercial Litigation by Fort Lauderdale Illustrated, - 2020
- Erie County Trial Lawyers Association Award, Excellence in Trial Technique
Office Information
Address
633 South Federal HighwayEighth Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone
Fax
- (954) 463-9244
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 5:30pm
Websites
Publication
Articles
- LexisNexis Practice Guide: Florida Business Torts, Danvars, Mass.: Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., Contributor, 2013
Representative Cases
- Ullrich v. Welt (In re Nica Holdings, Inc.), 810 3d 781 (11th Cir.) (2015)
- Jasser v. Saadeh, 97 So.3d 241 (Fla. 4th DCA) (2012)
- 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)
- Argus Photonics Group, Inc. v. Dickenson and Panametrics, Inc., 841 So.2d 598 (Fla. 4th DCA) (2003)
- In re Dack, 101 Misc.2d 490 (NY) (1979)
- Pollio Dairy Products, Inc. v. Sorrento Cheese Company
- Gemini Chemical v. Edmer Sanitary Supply Company, Inc.
- Body Worx, LLC v. Basic Research,S. District Court, Western District of Texas
- Jasser, Mamone and Lycke v. Saadeh,91 So.3d 883 (Fla. 4th DCA) (2012)
- Nick v. MPG Capital Corp., 56 N.Y.2d 515 (1982)
- Argus Photonics Group, Inc. v. Dickenson and Panametrics, Inc., 841 So.2d 598 (Fla. 4th DCA) (2003)
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