Background
Shapiro, Helen D. was born on June 12, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
Shapiro, Helen D. was born on June 12, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Chicago-Kent College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1977). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Illinois. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1976-1977.
Author: "The Availability of a Testimonial Privilege for State Legislators: The Seventh Circuit"s Current Position," 53 Chicago-Kent Law Review 541, 1976.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Mayer Goldberg, Illinois Appellate Court, 1977-1978. Board Member: Chicago Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
United Charities Legal Aid Bureau. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation"s oldest and largest law firms.
With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1976-1977.