Dentons’ Chase Irwin named one of Ottawa’s top "Forty Under 40"

Dentons is proud to congratulate partner Chase Irwin on being named one of Ottawa’s top “Forty Under 40.” A partnership between the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade, this award recognizes accomplished business leaders from the National Capital Region and celebrates top up-and-coming young leaders who reflect the economic diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and future of the capital’s dynamic business community.

Since joining Dentons in 2015, Chase has provided exceptional business-minded counsel on many notable transactions and is a trusted advisor to many of the Firm’s key clients. As a Partner at Dentons and as a leading member of the Firm’s Corporate, and Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies groups, Chase has been instrumental in the successful launch and growth of many high-growth, knowledge-based and emerging technology companies across Canada. Chase has significant industry experience in the technology and venture capital sectors and, in addition to helping companies scale their business, Chase also works extensively with many of Canada’s leading technology accelerators, venture capital firms and other institutional and angel investors.

“Chase is well-known for the talent, passion and drive he brings to working with clients, his tremendous commitment to the start-up community in Ontario and across Canada, and, of course, his personable nature,” said David Little, Managing Partner of Dentons’ Ottawa office. “He has helped cement the Firm’s reputation as a leading law firm in Ottawa and nationally, and we are proud to have him on our team.”

Chase co-leads the Dentons Canada Startup Program, a pivotal program at Dentons that helps early stage founders and companies scale, and benefits the Canadian tech ecosystem as a whole. He is committed to improving service excellence and looks at innovative ways to increase client efficiency and satisfaction.

Chase is a strong contributor to the Dentons team, which was recently recognized by CPE Analytics as the leading venture capital firm in Canada based on number of deals in 2019. This impressive achievement builds on recognition also achieved by the team this year, including:

• Recognition in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2020 (see press release)
• Listing as the top firm in Ottawa for Technology law by Lexpert (see press release)
• Ranking as Band 1 in the Chambers FinTech Guide 2020

We congratulate this year’s "Forty Under 40" recipients, who were selected from a strong field of nearly 200 nominees for their impressive track records of business accomplishments, professional experience and community involvement.

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