U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING v. LAKE SHORE ASSET

No. 07 C 3598.

540 F.Supp.2d 994 (2008)

UNITED STATES COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. LAKE SHORE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

April 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane Marie Romaniuk, Ava Michelle Gould, Rosemary C. Hollinger, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

James Arthur McGurk, Law Offices of James A. McGurk, P.C., Chicago, IL; for Lake Shore Asset Management Limited.

William Conlon, Michael Sweeney, Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for William Nissen.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BLANCHE M. MANNING, District Judge.

William Nissen is a partner at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin and is former counsel for defendant Lake Shore Asset Management Limited. The court previously observed that "there is a fine line between, on the one hand, a party's pursuit of a particular position and vigorous advocacy from that party's lawyer and, on the other hand, obstructionism. Lake Shore Limited and its lead counsel...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases