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Experience:
Ty served on the Management Committee of Mayer Brown from 1985 to 2007, including serving as co-Chairman (1998-2001) and Chairman (2001-2007).
Ty's practice includes complex litigation, state and regulatory compliance matters, as well as advising audit committees and boards of directors. He has extensive jury trial experience in cases involving financial crimes, tax, securities, and regulatory matters, and he has handled both multi-district and class action litigation.
Ty was named "2002 Person of the Year" by Chicago Lawyer and has been named among both America's Leading Business Lawyers (Chambers USA) and the World's Leading Business Lawyers (Euromoney). He was recently appointed by President George W. Bush to the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
Ty is a former Attorney General of Illinois, where he served as the chief legal and law enforcement officer and prosecuted actions on behalf of the people and defended actions brought against the state, its constitutional officers, and its employees. In addition, he has served as Director of the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement and as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education:
Northwestern University School of Law, LLM, 1971; Ford Foundation Fellowship, 1969-1971, Wayne State University, JD, 1968, The University of Michigan, BA, 1965. | 