Date:
December 17, 2025
Author:
Ian R. Cohen
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Principal
The IRC Legal Difference
Most legal work focuses on documents.
We focus on decisions.
IRC Legal was built to serve founders, executives, investors, and operators who face high-stakes moments where legal judgment intersects with business reality. Our role is not simply to react to issues as they arise, but to anticipate risk, structure outcomes, and help clients move forward with clarity and confidence.
We operate at the intersection of law, strategy, and execution.
What We Do Differently
Traditional legal services are often siloed: one firm for transactions, another for governance, another for day-to-day questions. IRC Legal was designed to break that model.
We function as:
- Strategic counsel during moments of uncertainty
- Deal architects in complex transactions
- Fractional General Counsel for companies that need senior legal leadership without the overhead of a full in-house team
Our work is practical, direct, and outcome-driven. We don’t over-lawyer problems, and we don’t under-estimate them either.
Built for Operators, Not Just Legal Theories
IRC Legal was founded by an operator-lawyer. That perspective matters.
We understand how decisions are actually made inside companies: under time pressure, with imperfect information, and real consequences. Our advice is grounded in how businesses function, how capital moves, and how risk is managed in the real world.
That means:
- Clear guidance, not academic memos
- Focus on tradeoffs, not just technical correctness
- Solutions that align legal structure with business goals
Who We Work With
We primarily advise:
- Founders and executive teams
- PE-backed and growth-stage companies
- Investors and family offices
- Businesses navigating transactions, restructurings, or operational inflection points
Whether it’s a financing, acquisition, governance challenge, or ongoing executive-level legal support, our objective is the same: enable smart decisions and durable outcomes.
Our Aim
IRC Legal aims to be the firm clients call before a situation becomes a problem and the one they rely on when the stakes are highest.
We are building a modern legal practice defined by:
- Judgment over volume
- Strategy over templates
- Partnership over transactions
This blog will share insights from our work, perspectives on deals and governance, and practical commentary on the legal issues that shape businesses at the executive level.
Welcome to IRC Legal.
