Lawrence D. Levin

Lawrence D. Levin concentrates his practice in corporate and securities law and is Co-Chair of the firm's national Securities Law Practice. Mr. Levin advises corporate clients and boards of directors on securities registration, regulation and compliance issues, as well as transactional and general corporate matters. Mr. Levin represents a wide range of clients, including privately held emerging growth companies, publicly traded companies and investment banks. He has represented issuers and investment banks in numerous public and private offerings of debt and equity securities and merger and acquisition transactions, and he counsels publicly held clients concerning corporate governance matters and SEC reporting and disclosure issues.

In addition to his work on behalf of the firm’s clients, Mr. Levin is also an accomplished author and lecturer. Mr. Levin is co-author of the book: "2012 Handbook for Preparing SEC Annual Reports and Proxy Statements" (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business - 11th Edition) as well as many articles in the corporate and securities law area. Mr. Levin is also a frequent speaker to professional and business groups on a variety of corporate and securities law issues affecting both public and private companies.

Mr. Levin is the former Chairman of the Chicago Bar Association’s Securities Law Committee and of both its 1933 Act Registration and Reporting Subcommittee and its 1934 Act Reporting Subcommittee. Mr. Levin is a member of the Board of Directors of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. He is a member of the American Bar Association, where he is an active member of the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee of the Section of Business Law. He was listed in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Levin received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1985 and received a Bachelor of Science degree, with Honors, from the University of Illinois in 1981. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Levin worked as a Certified Public Accountant at an international public accounting firm.