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Mr Gil Soffer
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Work Department
White Collar and Internal Investigations
Position
Gil Soffer, managing partner of Katten’s Chicago office, has made his mark on both sides of white-collar actions. As a former federal prosecutor and senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, he thoroughly understands the government’s enforcement strategies and tactics. As an experienced white-collar defense lawyer and national co-chair of the firm’s litigation practice, he devotes his practice to keeping clients out of trouble and navigating them safely through government investigations and enforcement actions.
Gil believes that the best strategy is prevention. He focuses on identifying risks and addressing them before the government does. He helps clients draw up compliance plans and codes of corporate conduct that are sensible and as business-friendly as possible within the bounds of the law. And where a government investigation has already begun, Gil devises ways to guide his clients — including corporations, their board members, their executives and employees — out of harm’s way.
His rare mix of experience gives Gil valuable insights into the government’s enforcement strategies regarding corporate fraud. When he worked at DOJ, he managed the President’s Corporate Fraud Task Force and was a key drafter of DOJ policies governing the charging of corporations and corporate monitorships. In private practice, Gil has served as independent corporate compliance monitor for a major international pharmaceutical company — a role few attorneys have performed — in one of the most substantial FCPA resolutions to date. And in the past three years alone, Gil has served as counsel to three public company boards or their special committees, investigating shareholder allegations of misconduct and reporting his findings to the board.
Gil defends executives and other individuals no less than corporations. Among other victories, he has convinced the DOJ to drop its case against the CEO of an international entertainment company, and persuaded the Securities and Exchange Commission to decline charges against top executives of a mortgage banking firm.
Education
JD, Harvard Law School; AB, Brown University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
With its extensive capabilities handling criminal matters within the healthcare industry, Katten is recommended for doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals who are facing investigations by the regulatory authorities. The team also routinely advises clients facing allegations of financial misconduct. Leading the practice from New York, Scott Resnik frequently handles cases for broker-dealers, hedge funds, and medical professionals. Based in Chicago, Gil Soffer is especially skilled at advising on investigations connected to fraud and FCPA violations. Sheldon Zenner and Daniel Collins are also located in Chicago. The vastly experienced Zenner is an expert in handling government inquiries that span multiple jurisdictions, including countries in Asia and South America. Stetler assists clients embroiled in a wide range of investigations, including cases involving bank fraud, counterfeiting, and bribery.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Industry focus > Sport
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense