CHICAGO – Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP is pleased to announce that David C. Bohan has joined the firm as co-chair of its Financial Services Litigation Practice. Mr. Bohan, who joins the firm after serving as a partner in the Chicago office of Reed Smith LLP, will co-chair the group with Christian T. Kemnitz, a partner in Katten’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice, who concentrates on financial services matters.

Mr. Bohan concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, enforcement actions, administrative proceedings and governmental investigations involving the financial services industry. He has represented registered national securities exchanges, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, hedge funds and other market participants in a variety of federal court litigation, regulatory investigations and SRO arbitrations. Mr. Bohan has also represented officers, directors and issuers in shareholder class actions, derivative suits and SEC investigations. A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Bohan has conducted or participated in numerous internal corporate investigations on behalf of corporate boards and special committees.

Mr. Bohan also represents clients in other complex litigation, including antitrust, RICO and intellectual property disputes. He has handled matters arising out of failed mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other sophisticated financial and commercial transactions and business dissolutions. He has tried dozens of cases to judgment or verdict in state and federal courts across the country and has argued numerous appeals in the Circuit Courts of Appeal.

“Katten’s Litigation Department has a long and successful history of representing institutions that offer a range of financial services to their clients,” said David H. Kistenbroker, chair of Katten’s national Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. “With the formation of the new Financial Services Litigation Practice, we marshal and focus our existing resources and capabilities in that area. And with the addition of David Bohan, we further enhance the skills and deepen the experience we are able to offer our clients. We are excited to welcome David to the firm and know that he will provide our clients with the type of valuable counsel they expect from Katten attorneys, while helping to set the strategic direction for this new group.”

Mr. Bohan earned his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School.

“David will be a great addition to the firm's litigation department,” said Sheldon T. Zenner, chair of Katten’s White Collar Criminal and Civil Litigation Practice. “His reputation and proven skill in the fields of financial services, securities, intellectual property and white collar investigations add to the strengths of our national practice.”

Katten’s Financial Services Litigation Practice serves clients ranging from the largest global financial institutions to local, mid-sized securities and commodities firms and private hedge fund managers. These clients benefit from the industry knowledge and trial skills of the firm’s litigators, who aggressively litigate complex, high-stakes matters. The new group builds on the strength and history of the firm’s Financial Services Practice, which has extensive experience in transactional, regulatory and compliance matters involving the entire range of services and products – from exchange traded securities, options, futures and commodities to the most complex over-the-counter swaps and derivatives The firm is thus uniquely suited to effectively manage all of the financial and legal risks of any dispute, through complete civil, criminal and regulatory representation.