Andrew Irving

Andrew Irving joined IFS in August 2003 after more than 25 years of private law practice representing public, Taft- Hartley and corporate pension and welfare plans, labor unions, corporate plan sponsors and financial institutions serving the benefit plan community.

Mr. Irving leads IFS' fiduciary decision-making practice, which focuses on providing independent, conflict-free discretionary decisions regarding particular transactions on plan assets. Mr. Irving also works on governance and legal aspects of Operational Review projects and, as our General Counsel, oversees IFS' internal legal affairs. He brings to this work his extensive experience counseling and litigating on behalf of benefit plans and their fiduciaries on a broad range of issues including fiduciary responsibility, plan design and varied aspects of compliance with ERISA and Internal Revenue Code requirements. He has also worked with plan fiduciaries and the investment community designing sophisticated investment products and strategies to comply with statutory requirements, such as synthetic guaranteed investment contracts, direct real estate investments and hedge "fund of fund" vehicles. Having worked with leading investment and actuarial firms, Mr. Irving has in-depth knowledge of the interrelated roles various service providers play in assisting trustees with their duties.

In 2005, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg appointed Mr. Irving to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, which administers the New York City Charter's Code of Ethics for the City's elected officials and public employees.

Mr. Irving is a cum laude graduate of Yale University and received his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review. Mr. Irving served as law clerk to United States District Judge Eugene H. Nickerson. He works from IFS' Newark, New Jersey office.