Benesch Welcomes William E. Walsh as Partner in Chicago

Benesch has added William E. Walsh as a litigation partner in its Chicago office. Bill represents clients in the financial sector in litigation and regulatory matters. He has deep experience in complex commercial litigation and class actions, including matters related to securities fraud, market manipulation, auditor liability, and high-frequency trading. Bill represents clients in SEC, CFTC, exchange investigations, and prosecutions. He has extensive knowledge of the financial markets and the regulations governing those markets, including securities, commodities and derivatives, and digital assets.

Bill spent four years at the American global markets company CME Group Inc., the world’s largest financial derivatives exchange. At CME Group, he prosecuted rule violations, conducted hearings before exchange disciplinary panels, and administered the exchange arbitration process. His experience there provided him with a valuable perspective that informs the advice he gives clients in the complex litigation, investigative, and regulatory matters he now handles in private practice.

Bill has served as an adjunct professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and earned his B.A. from the University of Southern California. Bill began his legal career as an associate with Winston & Strawn and joined Benesch from Davis Wright Tremaine, where he was a partner in its Chicago office.