Irene Itol

Overview

Irene Itol is a New York-barred attorney and business adviser with more than 10 years’ experience across corporate law, regulatory compliance, employment and human-resources matters, commercial transactions, international tax and legal operations.

She provides practical, business-focused counsel to founders, startups and growing companies on contracts, governance, workforce matters, regulatory risk, scalable compliance systems and immigration matters.

Experience & work highlights

• Advising founders, startups and growing businesses on formation-stage legal considerations, governance, commercial strategy and risk management.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, vendor contracts, consulting arrangements and internal business policies.
• Counselling management on employment compliance, workplace policies, employee relations and human-resources matters.
• Conducting corporate and regulatory due diligence, translating legal requirements into practical operational guidance.
• Developing compliance frameworks and scalable internal procedures for evolving organisations.
• Preparing legal opinions, memoranda, regulatory updates and executive-level advisory materials.

• Founded and manages a New York law practice, overseeing client strategy, legal operations, staff supervision and quality control.
• Served as Head of Legal, Compliance & Human Resources for a financial-services company, advising leadership on governance, employment, contracts and regulatory risk.
• Advised multinational clients at PwC on complex corporate, regulatory, international tax and compliance matters.