Our lawyers represent individuals and companies in white-collar criminal investigations and trials. Mr. Shepard was a federal prosecutor who prosecuted judicial and other public corruption cases, as well as fraud and tax offenses, and served in a series of leadership positions, including Chief of Special Prosecutions in the United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago, Chief of the Public Integrity Section at Main Justice in Washington, D.C., and Interim United States Attorney in Chicago.  Before entering private practice, Mr. Siegel was a prosecutor and senior manager for the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ). For many years, he supervised DOJ’s grand jury investigations and high-profile criminal litigation.

Our firm strives to head off any government prosecution or litigation in the first place, and we have persuaded prosecutors not to charge Fortune 100 companies and C-suite corporate executives in extremely sensitive and challenging cases. But if an acceptable disposition cannot be achieved, we have the skill, experience and unflinching dedication to pursue a vigorous defense at trial, with over 40 criminal trials under our belts and the recognition of having a partner selected as a Fellow (and Regent) of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  We also have led internal investigations on behalf of boards of directors and advised and represented executives in connection with grand jury investigations and in other matters having potential criminal implications.