Dentons, the global law firm, announced today that Rachel M. Cannon has joined as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Cannon will focus on serving clients in financial markets litigation and white-collar criminal defense and will be resident in the Firm’s Chicago office.
Prior to joining Dentons, Cannon served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, where she supervised the bankruptcy fraud program at the US Attorney’s Office. She also prosecuted a wide variety of fraud cases involving more than $100 million in losses and indicted corporations, executives, doctors, investment advisors, consultants, real estate developers, and public officials, among others. Cannon received a number of awards during her time as an AUSA, and served as a periodic trial advocacy instructor for the DOJ, SEC and CFTC. She has tried 19 jury trials, dozens of bench trials, and briefed and argued numerous cases in the US Court of Appeals.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Rachel to our litigation practice,” said Dentons’ US Managing Partner Mike McNamara. “Her experience investigating and trying financial markets cases coupled with her sophisticated trial skills will further strengthen and expand our litigation practice in Chicago and enhance our corporate internal investigation and criminal and regulatory defense capabilities.”
Cannon earned both her JD and BA from the University of Chicago. She earned her bachelor’s degree with honors, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa She was also named an Honorary Student Marshall, a presidential honor awarded to students in the top five percent of their graduating class.
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