On October 20, 2021, partner Craig Singer spoke on a panel entitled “Derivatives and Professional Responsibility” at the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) Advanced Swaps & Other Derivatives conference.   The panel discussed multiple issues of interest to business lawyers concerning conflicts of interest and the rules of professional responsibility.  

Craig concentrates his practice in professional liability.  He has represented numerous lawyers and law firms, including some of the nation’s largest firms, in federal and state courts, government investigations, and arbitration proceedings in many jurisdictions around the country.  In October and November 2018, Craig was lead defense counsel in a jury trial for an Am Law 100 law firm sued by a large multinational corporation.  A Chicago jury returned a complete defense verdict in favor of W&C’s client*.

Craig has particular experience in defending professionals and firms in matters arising from Ponzi schemes and other frauds.  He is the author of a book on that subject, Professionals, Firms, and Fraud: Defending Professionals Against Liability For Client Fraud, which was published by the ABA in 2015.  Craig is also a member of the TriBar Opinion Committee, which prepares influential reports on legal opinion practice, and a member of the board of the Working Group on Legal Opinions, which provides a national forum for the discussion of important issues relating to closing opinions.

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*All cases vary and none are predictive.