Profile: Scott Lassar
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Law Firm: | Sidley Austin LLP |
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| Office: |
Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn Street 60603 |
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| City: | Chicago | |
| State: | Illinois | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Tel: | +1 312 853 7668 | |
| Fax: | +1 312 853 7036 | |
| Email: | slassar@sidley.com |
Business Crime
Biography: Business Crime
Scott R Lassar is a partner in Sidley's Chicago office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr Lassar was the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. Mr Lassar supervised 130 assistant US attorneys, who handled civil litigation and criminal investigations and prosecutions involving white collar fraud, public corruption, narcotics trafficking and violent crime. While serving as United States attorney, Mr Lassar personally tried several cases, including the ADM price fixing case, for which he received the Department of Justice's Distinguished Service award.Mr Lassar has tried over 35 cases in federal court as a prosecutor and in private practice, including trials involving securities and commodity trading, accountant's liability, trade secrets and federal criminal violations.
Mr Lassar's practice includes white collar criminal defence, representation before the SEC and class action securities litigation. Mr Lassar regularly advises clients on Foreign Corrupt Practice Act issues. Mr Lassar has conducted over 25 investigations for public and private companies.
Mr Lassar served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology at Northwestern Law School. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Business Crime Lawyers which can be purchased from our bookstore.
Commercial Litigation
Biography: Commercial Litigation
Scott R Lassar is a partner in Sidley's Chicago office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr Lassar was the United States attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. Mr Lassar supervised 130 assistant US attorneys, who handled civil litigation and criminal investigations and prosecutions involving white collar fraud, public corruption, narcotics trafficking and violent crime. While serving as United States attorney, Mr Lassar personally tried several cases, including the ADM price fixing case, for which he received the Department of Justice's Distinguished Service award.Mr Lassar has tried over 35 cases in federal court as a prosecutor and in private practice, including trials involving securities and commodity trading, accountant's liability, trade secrets and federal criminal violations. Mr Lassar's practice includes white collar criminal defence, representation before the SEC and class action securities litigation. Mr Lassar regularly advises clients on foreign corrupt practice act issues. He has conducted over 25 investigations for public and private companies.
Mr Lassar served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology at Northwestern Law School. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
This biography is an extract from Who's Who Legal: Illinois which can be purchased from our bookstore.