Bennett W. Lasko
blasko@laskolegal.com
312-763-6290 (desk)
312-493-3174 (mobile)

Bennett is a Harvard-educated commercial litigator with more than 30 years of experience representing a diverse business clientele, ranging from international accounting firms and Fortune 500 corporations to small companies, individual business owners, and investors. Today, he continues to represent clients in a wide range of business litigation matters at Lasko Legal Services, Ltd.

Professional Experience

• Faegre Drinker LLP, Partner, Commercial Litigation, 2007-2016

• Mayer Brown LLP, Partner, Litigation, 1996 to 2007; Associate 1991-1996

• City of Chicago, Department of Law, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Commercial and Policy Division, 1988-1991

• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Law Clerk (Hon. Herbert P. Wilkins), 1987-1988 

Education

• Harvard Law School
  J.D., cum laude, 1987
• Grinnell College
  A.B., with honors, Philosophy and General Science, 1983

Admissions

• Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
• U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Professional Activities/Associations

• Faculty, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Expert Witness Skills Workshop, 2014-present
• Illinois State Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association, Chicago Chapter
• Appellate Lawyers Association

Awards & Recognition

• Illinois Leading Lawyer^® in Commercial Litigation and Civil Appellate Law
  (peer-selected), 2012-present
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Martindale-Hubble AV^® Peer Review Rating

Civic Activities

• North Shore School District 112, Various advisory committees, 2012-16,
  Board of Education (elected), 2017-present
• Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago, Board of Directors, Executive Committee 2013-18
• Redmoon Theater, Board of Directors, Executive Committee 1995-2006