Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Litigator Bruce Braun joins Sidley in Chicago, (Nov 19, 2014)

Sidley Austin LLP has added Bruce R. Braun as a partner in its global Litigation and Accountants/Professional Services Liability practices in Chicago. He was previously a partner in the Chicago office of Winston & Strawn, where he served as the chair of the complex commercial litigation practice and as a member of the executive committee.

Braun focuses his practice on a wide range of subjects, including antitrust, professional liability, securities fraud, internal investigations, breach of contract, intellectual property, and consumer fraud. Among his high-profile engagements was serving as one of the lead trial lawyers defending a global computer software and hardware company in a landmark government antitrust case, according to a November 19 announcement. Braun also has substantial appellate experience, including arguing landmark decisions before the Illinois Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits.

Earlier in his career, he clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Judge Joel M. Flaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Braun is a graduate of Haverford College (B.A.) and University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.). He was an adjunct professor of law in appellate practice at Northwestern University Law School and a lecturer at Loyola University Chicago Law.

With more than 1,800 lawyers in 18 offices worldwide, Sidley Austin LLP is a premier legal advisor for global businesses and financial institutions.

Attorneys: Bruce R. Braun (Sidley Austin LLP)

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