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About
Provided by Sean M Berkowitz
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Sean Berkowitz, a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and former Global Chair of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice, represents clients in complex litigation and regulatory investigations.
Mr. Berkowitz is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who regularly advises Fortune 500 companies and individual executives on their most important litigation matters in courts and venues throughout the United States. He also advises clients on government and regulatory investigations, and develops strategies to resolve those matters short of litigation.
He has an established track record of successfully resolving cases at trial or before trial in a variety of subject areas, including:
• Securities fraud
• Antitrust
• Deceptive business practices
• Complex commercial litigation
Mr. Berkowitz is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has successfully tried more than 30 cases to verdict. His successful representation of Gary Winemaster, the former CEO and founder of Power Solutions International, Inc., in a criminal, four-week bench trial against the DOJ in the Northern District of Illinois in 2021 earned Mr. Berkowitz an Impact Case Award by Benchmark Litigation.
Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Mr. Berkowitz served in several federal government positions including as:
• Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Section for the United States Attorney’s office in the Northern District of Illinois
• Director of the special task force created to investigate the Enron corporate scandal, and lead prosecutor in the criminal case against Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling
Leadership
Mr. Berkowitz recently completed a five-year term as Global Chair of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department. He is the former Illinois Chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a past president of the Chicago Inn of Court. He serves on the boards of the Chicago Area Project and A Better Chicago, an innovative non-profit organization that invests in and supports a portfolio of educational charities.
Chambers Review
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Sean Berkowitz is lauded for the breadth and depth of his litigation practice, which includes defending against securities fraud actions and handling commercial disputes.
Sean Berkowitz is lauded for the breadth and depth of his litigation practice, which includes defending against securities fraud actions and handling commercial disputes.
Sean Berkowitz is lauded for the breadth and depth of his litigation practice, which includes defending against securities fraud actions, handling commercial disputes and government investigations by bodies such as the DOJ, FTC and SEC.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sean is top notch and a clear expert in this space. He is responsive and a delight to work with."
"He is a well-established, active practitioner and considered one of the leaders in this space."
"Sean is phenomenal and one of the best trial lawyers in the country."
"Sean is a go-to for the most difficult and challenging litigations and investigations. He inspires confidence immediately and is an incredibly skilled lawyer."
"His knowledge regarding how government prosecution works along with his own tenacity and client service results in really good outcomes."
"He is super talented."
"Sean is top notch and a clear expert in this space. He is responsive and a delight to work with."
"He is a well-established, active practitioner and considered one of the leaders in this space."
"Sean is phenomenal and one of the best trial lawyers in the country."
"Sean is a go-to for the most difficult and challenging litigations and investigations. He inspires confidence immediately and is an incredibly skilled lawyer."
"His knowledge regarding how government prosecution works along with his own tenacity and client service results in really good outcomes."
"He is super talented."
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