Background
DeGrasse, Rocco J. was born on April 26, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Rocco J. DeGrasse
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University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1981). Valparaiso University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Career
United States. v. Glecier, 923 F.2d 496 (7th Circuit 1991); United States. v. Li, et al, 55 F.3d 325 (7th Circuit 1995).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, 1984, Illinois. 1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1991, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1995, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Articles Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review.
Member, Moot Court.
Author: "Maricopa County and The Problem of Per Se Characterization in Horizontal Price Fixing Case," 18 Val. Law Review 1007, 1984. Instructor, United States. Department of Justice, 1991-1996.
Member: Illinois State Bar Association (Member, Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence, 1996).
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.
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Member, Moot Court.
