Edirin Ibru
Attorney
Edirin focuses his legal practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation and general business liability. He also handles professional liability cases in both state and federal court. Edirin’s past representative clients include financial institutions (banks & credit unions), mid-sized businesses, and individual foreign investors.
Edirin is a former amateur kickboxing champion, a drummer in a local Chicago heavy metal band, and a motorcycle enthusiast. When not practicing law at the SFBBG offices, you can find him teaching boxing classes, playing shows around the city, or modifying his Triumph T120 motorcycle.
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Area of Legal Concentration
Edirin is a general commercial litigation attorney with experience in a wide variety of commercial law cases. Edirin spent his earlier career representing business owners and creditors in a range of legal fields including secured lender disputes, as well as conflict-of-interest and banking compliance cases. In his most recent role before joining SFBBG, Edirin was an associate in a national insurance defense practice representing businesses in cases ranging from personal injury and product liability, to employment disputes and professional liability.
While earning his master’s degree at Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business, Edirin was an affiliate at an international law firm based in Nigeria. During this time, he provided international advisory to local businesses pursuing American expansion on issues involving commercial law, business immigration, and United States investment opportunities. Edirin also was in-house counsel for a multinational property holdings company where he conducted legal research for Nigerian and North American common-law jurisdictions.
Credentials
Education
- M.B.A., Quinlan School of Business, Loyola Chicago
- LL.M., Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law
- B.A., Calvin College (Calvin University)
Bar Admissions
- State of Illinois
- Northern District of Illinois