After an unusually high-profile career as the top federal prosecutor in Chicago, Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is joining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s Chicago office as a partner, the firm announced Monday. He starts with the firm October 29.
Fitzgerald oversaw many closely watched cases, including the successful prosecutions of former Illinois governors George Ryan (R) and Rod Blagojevich (D) on corruption charges. He also prosecuted newspaper publisher Conrad Black, who was convicted of defrauding Hollinger International Inc., the company Black controlled. Hollinger is the former parent company of numerous newspapers including the Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Telegraph and Jerusalem Post.
