William O'Hara
Location
Chicago, IL
Clarendon Hills, IL
Education
N
Northwestern University
September 2012 - May 2015
degree
J.D.
major
Law
V
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
Work Experience
S
SWEENEY SCHARKEY AND BLANCHARD
Associate
Chicago, IL, US
January 2020 - present
company
SWEENEY SCHARKEY AND BLANCHARD
title
Associate
overview
- Litigating commercial cases in federal and state court at all stages, from pre-suit investigations through trial and appeal
- Second-chaired trial in Delaware Court of Chancery and performed cross-examination and expert examination in trial in the Northern District of Illinois
- Have taken and defended numerous depositions, worked with multiple expert witnesses to develop and defend reports, researched and drafted motions, and argued in both state and federal court
U
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Law Clerk to the Hon Joel M Flaum
Chicago, IL, US
January 2019 - December 2020
K
KIRKLAND AND ELLIS
Associate
Chicago, IL, US
January 2016 - December 2019
U
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
Law Clerk to the Hon Stephen J Murphy III
Detroit, MI, US
January 2015 - December 2016
Skills
Civil LawCriminal CodesCriminologyElectronicsExpert WitnessFinancial SecuritiesInsurance Claim ProcessingKnowledge of HumanitiesLegal LawsuitsLegal ResearchLegal ServicesMass TortsMergers and AcquisitionsNegotiation SkillsPolitical SciencePrivate EquityResearch Skills