Background
Harris, Alton B. was born in 1940.
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Alton B. Harris
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Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962. Bachelor of Laws, 1967).
Career
Worked at Ungaretti & Harris (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice, including Business and Corporate, Financial Services and Securities, Litigation and Appeals, Real Estate, Health Care, Information Technology, Public Finance, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Taxation, Environmental, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Estates and Trusts, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation, Class Actions and Securities Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Illinois. Founding partner of the firm concentrating his practice in the areas of finance and financial regulation, focusing particularly on the federal regulation of securities, financial institutions, and financial products and services.
Counsel, Subcommittee on Securities, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States.
Senate, 1971-1975; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University of Law School and International Telephone And Telegraph/Kent School of Law. (Member: Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law.
Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, 1975). Chicago Council of Lawyers.
American Law Institute.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. ".Ungaretti & Harris has come to be recognized as a stand- out among mid-sized firms in the country, with high-quality lawyers and innovative moves." (Illinois Legal Times).
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Membership
Member: American Bar Association. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
