Wilber H. Boies

Background

Boies, Wilber H. was born on March 15, 1944 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. Son of W. H. and Martha Jane (Hutchison) Boies.

Education

Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1968).

Career

Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1968, Illinois. Author: "Trial of Federal Cases," Federal Civil Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995.

"Complex and Multi-District Litigation," Class Actions, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996. "ADR In Securities Class Actions," Securities News, American Bar Association Litigation Section, Committee on Securities Litigation, Summer 1994. "The Struggle Over Retiree Medical Benefits: Who's On Top," Employee Relations Law Journal, Winter, 1993-1994.

"A New Era of Formal and Informal Corporate Disclosure," Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, Spring, 1991. Member: Chicago (Member, Class Litigation Committee, Chair, 1991-1992), Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Banking Law Subcommittee on Regulatory Enforcement and Director Liability, 1987—. Member, Litigation Section, Committee on Class Actions and Derivative Suits, 1984—) Bar Assns.

Chicago Council of Lawyers. Law Club of Chicago; Legal Club of Chicago. Chicago Bar Foundation (Director, 1996—).

McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934. Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.

The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Membership

Member: Chicago (Member, Class Litigation Committee, Chair, 1991-1992), Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Banking Law Subcommittee on Regulatory Enforcement and Director Liability, 1987—. Member, Litigation Section, Committee on Class Actions and Derivative Suits, 1984—) Bar Assns. Chicago Council of Lawyers.

Law Club of Chicago; Legal Club of Chicago. Chicago Bar Foundation (Director, 1996—).

Connections

Married Victoria Joan Steinitz, September 17, 1966. Children: Andrew Charles, Carolyn Ursula.

Father:

W. H. Boies

Mother:

Martha Jane (Hutchison) Boies

Spouse:

Victoria Joan Steinitz

child:

Carolyn Ursula Boies

child:

Andrew Charles Boies