About John
John F. Gibbons has more than 25 years of experience handling a broad range of civil and criminal matters for national corporations, financial institutions, brokerage houses, pension funds, real estate entities, and individuals, including fraud, breach of contract, trade secret, class action, RICO, civil rights, commercial and criminal securities cases, grand jury investigations, white collar defense, FCPA issues, corporate internal investigations and appeals. He has advised many corporate clients on issues confronting them on an everyday basis and has been responsible for matters pending before the Justice Department, SEC, NASD, EPA and various Attorney General and state regulatory bodies.John previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles for six years and as the supervisor of the Financial Crime and Government Fraud Unit of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago.
John F. Gibbons has more than 25 years of experience handling a broad range of civil and criminal matters for national corporations, financial institutions, brokerage houses, pension funds, real estate entities, and individuals, including fraud, breach of contract, trade secret, class action, RICO, civil rights, commercial and criminal securities cases, grand jury investigations, white collar defense, FCPA issues, corporate internal investigations and appeals. He has advised many corporate clients on issues confronting them on an everyday basis and has been responsible for matters pending before the Justice Department, SEC, NASD, EPA and various Attorney General and state regulatory bodies.
John previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles for six years and as the supervisor of the Financial Crime and Government Fraud Unit of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago.
Practice Areas
Case History
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- United State Department of Justice, Special Achievement Award, 1992
- Financial Institution Fraud Committee, 1995-1996
- Secretary of State's Securities Advisory Committee, 1994-1998
- Leading Lawyers Network, 2005-2014
- Super Lawyers magazine, Illinois Super Lawyers, 2005-2014
- Special Prosecutor for the City of Chicago on police brutality and corruption cases, 1998-Present