Background
Tarun, Robert W. was born on September 1, 1949 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.
Tarun, Robert W. was born on September 1, 1949 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1971). University of Chicago (Master of Business Administration, 1982). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
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, 1974, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1975, California, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits and United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. 1986, United States.
District Court, Western District of Arkansas. 1995, United States. District Court, Southern District of Indiana.
1996, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
Recipient, Director"s Award and Special Achievement Awards, United States. Department of Justice, 1979, 1981 and 1982.
Company-Author: with Dan K. Webb, "Corporate Internal Investigations," Law Journal Seminars Press, 1993. "From Weitzenhoff to Ahmad: Mens Rea Under the Federal Criminal Environmental Statutes," American Bar Association White Collar Crime Institute, New Orleans, 1997.
Author: "An Old Bailey Trial: Comparing Anglo to American Criminal Justice Rights," College of Business Administration Record, (October, 1991).
"An American Trial Lawyer"s View of an Old Bailey Trial," 143 New Lord Justice 1037 (London, 1993). "Corporate Quagmire: Allegations of Corporate Misconduct Need Not Become A Legal Nightmare," Volume 16 GSB Chicago Number. 4, Fall 1994; "Department of Justice Communications with Employees of Represented Corporations," Volume 6, The Practical Litigator, Number.
3, May 1995.
"Corporate Compliance Evidence and Jury Instructions in Federal Criminal Cases," Volume 3, Business Crimes Bulletin Number. 7, August 1996; "Ahmad: Erosion of the Public Welfare Offense Doctrine," Volume 4, Business Crimes Bulletin Number. 5, June 1997; "Seizing the Media Moment," 22 LITIGATION 2, American Bar Association Section of Litigation, Winter 1996.
Instructor: Criminal Trial Advocacy and Appellate Advocacy, Attorney General"s Advocacy Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, 1979-1984.
Criminal Trial Practice, Northwestern University School of Law, 1986. National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1990.
Member, Board of Editors, Business Crimes Bulletin Compliance and Litigation, 1996. Member, Board of Directors: Chicago Central Area Committee, 1994.
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Alumni Association, 1988-1990.
Executive Assistant United States. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1982-1985. Deputy Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, United States.
Attorney" General’ s Office, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1982.
Assistant United States. Attorney, 1976-1979; Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1974-1976.
Member: Chicago (Member, Criminal Law Committee, 1984-1985) and American (Member, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Committee, and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Business Law and Litigation Sections).
State Bar of California (Member, Litigation, Criminal and Business Law Sections).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Wong Sun Society of San Francisco (Founding Member). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Federal Criminal Procedure Committee, 1993).
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, Board of Editors, Business Crimes Bulletin Compliance and Litigation, 1996. Member, Board of Directors: Chicago Central Area Committee, 1994. University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Alumni Association, 1988-1990.
Executive Assistant United States.
Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1982-1985. Deputy Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, United States.
Attorney" General’ s Office, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1982. Assistant United States.
Attorney, 1976-1979; Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1974-1976.
Member: Chicago (Member, Criminal Law Committee, 1984-1985) and American (Member, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime Committee, and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations. Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Business Law and Litigation Sections). State Bar of California (Member, Litigation, Criminal and Business Law Sections).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Wong Sun Society of San Francisco (Founding Member). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Federal Criminal Procedure Committee, 1993).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Federal Criminal Procedure Committee, 1993).