AIDAN F. BROWNE
afbrowne@zag-sw.com

Aidan F. Browne holds his law degrees in Ireland and the United States. He is a partner and serves as director of business development for ZAG/S&W LLP. Mr. Browne has more than 20 years of experience as a corporate and commercial real estate attorney in Europe and as a foreign legal consultant in the United States. He concentrates in foreign direct investment matters providing business, agency and project development services in the United States and Europe. Prior to rejoining ZAG/S&W, Mr. Browne was most recently a Senior Legal Advisor in Mintz Levin's International Advisory Group. Mr. Browne has assisted more than 100 Irish companies, including banks, investors, venture capital, service and technology companies, now located in the United States, in several areas. These services include raising capital, business development, market development and assistance with corporate partnerships or joint venture opportunities. He has also assisted several U.S. and Canadian companies on public procurement projects in Ireland. Mr. Browne also continues on as the United States representative Partner of A&L Goodbody, Ireland's largest law firm with offices in London and Dublin. Mr. Browne heads Goodbody's U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) work with U.S. corporations as those companies enter Ireland.

·The Republic of Ireland, 1982

·Massachusetts (foreign legal consultant), 2003

·"Caught Up In Crisis, Ireland Looks to Hub for Investment," The Boston Globe (quoted) (February 19, 2010)

·"Getting Involved: Beyond the Checks and the Dinners," Boston Business Journal (December 26, 2008)

·"U.S.-Irish Top Legal 100," Irish-America Magazine (2008)

·"Most Influential U.S.-Irish Business Leader," Business & Finance (2007 and 2008)

·Fellow, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, University College, Dublin, Ireland (2007)

·Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

·International Bar Association

·Boston Bar Association

·Chairman, Boston Advisory Board, GOAL (a world humanitarian organization)

·Chairman, Sugan Theatre, Boston, MA

·Committee Member, City Year, Inc.

·J.D., Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA

·J.D., Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, Dublin

·B. Comm., University College, Dublin