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Joel G. Chefitz is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. He is an accomplished trial and antitrust lawyer and heads the Chicago Securities Litigation Practice Group. In over 30 years of practice, Joel has achieved a record of consistent success in complex business litigation, including antitrust, securities, mergers and acquisitions, class action defense, professional responsibility, sports and constitutional litigation.
Joel has taken the lead at trial and on appeal for clients as diverse as the Chicago Bulls, Wyeth and the State of Illinois. According to Chambers USA, which grants him its highest ranking, "the 'quite brilliant' Joel Chefitz is recognised as one of the leading litigators in the city. Lauded by clients for his ability 'to quickly identify the key issues in a case,' he is also respected by peers for his 'controlled aggression and his focus on getting the best for his clients.'" As in Chambers, Joel is recognized in the dual fields of business trials and antitrust law in The Best Lawyers in America, The Leading American Attorneys, Illinois Super Lawyers, Who's Who Legal, Global Competition Review's "International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers," PLC's "Which lawyer?" and United States Lawyer Rankings' "Nation's Top 10 Antitrust Lawyers."
Prior to joining McDermott, Joel was a partner in the Chicago office of Howrey, where he served as managing partner. He began his career as a trial partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Joel served as judicial clerk to Judge Walter Jay Skinner, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. While in law school, he was Note and Case Editor of the Boston University Law Review. He was awarded the faculty prize as the graduate demonstrating the greatest legal scholarship.
Education:
Boston University School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1976
Boston University, A.B. (with honors), 1972 | 