Admitted
1977, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S.
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Northwestern University, B.S., with highest distinction, 1974; Northwestern University, M.A., 1974
Memberships
Chicago (Member, Council of Lawyers; Chicago Chairman, Securities Committee, 1995-1996; Vice Chairman, Securities Committee, 1993-1995; Chairman, Subcommittee on Professional Responsibility of Securities Lawyers, 1988-1990), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Co-Director, Division V, Substantive Areas of Litigation, 2002; Co-Director, Division VI, The Profession, 2001-2002; Co-Chair, Securities Litigation Committee, 2000-2001, Member, Task Force on the Public Perception of the Litigation Process, 1999-2000; Co-Chair, Professional Liability Litigation Committee, 1995—; Business Law, Vice Chair, Securities Litigation Subcommittee, 1993-1999) Bar Associations; American Law Institute.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1976-1977. Author: Opinion Polls and the Law of Evidence, 62 Virginia Law Review 1101, 1976. Co-Author: Class Actions, Notice to Members of the Class, IICLE, 2001; Class Actions, Moore's Federal Practice, Vol. 5, Ch. 23, 3d ed, 1997; Operating In The New World Of Securities Reform, Insights, 1996; Securities Law, Special Problems of Insiders, IICLE, 1996 Supplement; Soft Information Litigation In The State Courts: The Next Frontier, Fulcrum Information Services, Inc., 1996; Defending Director and Officer Liability Litigation, AIG Consultants, Inc., 1992; Potential Liability of Attorneys In Securities Transactions, American Bar Association, 1991; The Role of Litigation In Control Contests, The Corporate Analyst, 1989; Developments In Insider Trading Under Rules 10b-5 and 14e-3, American Bar Association National Institute on Insider Trading, 1987; The Use of Civil RICO in Securities Litigation, The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, Vol. 18, 1985; Strategic Considerations for Civil Conspiracy Claims Under RICO, American Bar Association, 1983; Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege by Disclosure to Government Agencies, American Bar Association, 1983; Hostile Tender Offers: Offensive and Defensive Litigation Strategies, American Bar Association, 1983; Preserving the Confidentiality of Legal Audits, American Bar Association, 1983; Strategic Considerations for Civil RICO, Section 16(b), Special Litigation Committees and Settlements, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, 1983; Private Rights of Action for Violation of Proxy and Tender Rules, Practicing Law Institute, 1983; Developments Under Rules 10b-5 and 14e-3, Practicing Law Institute, 1982; Fiduciary Duties of Board in Control Contests, Practicing Law Institute, 1982. Member, Third Circuit Task Force on the Selection of Class Counsel, 2001.