Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Justice Department senior trial attorney Ryan Rohlfsen joins Ropes & Gray, (Feb 4, 2015)

Ropes & Gray has added Ryan Rohlfsen, former senior trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, as a partner in its Chicago office. He has joined the firm’s government enforcement practice, it was announced yesterday.

Rohlfsen has experience handling class action litigation, securities fraud, shareholder derivative suits, Ponzi schemes, accounting fraud, and broker-dealer investigations. He was part of an elite group of federal prosecutors responsible for the global enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and is the only attorney practicing in Chicago having worked on the Justice Department’s FCPA unit, according to the firm.

Before joining the Justice Department, Rohlfsen was a litigator with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. He is a graduate of Drake University (B.A., Psychology, Political Science, and History) and Drake Law School (J.D.).

Ropes & Gray is a global law firm of more than 1,100 professional, working across three continents and 17 time zones. The firm has offices in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s Chicago office has grown from just three lawyers in 2008 to more than 60 in 2015.

Attorneys: Ryan Rohlsen (Ropes & Gray)

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