Roger H. Bickel
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60606
Firm:
Freeborn & Peters LLP
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Overview
Roger Bickel, a Partner, serves as Chairman of the Firm's Government and Regulatory Law Practice Group.
Roger's practice concentrates in the areas of: Government Relations and Regulatory Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Lobbying & Corporate Representation and Procurement Advocacy.
Roger has over two decades of experience in representing a wide array of clients in complex egulatory law matters and commercial litigation. Often retained for some of the most challenging regulatory issues facing clients, his professional experience includes: General Counsel to two separate constitutional offices of State Government, Co-Author of the landmark Illinois Lobbyist Registration Act, Executive Director of the 1984-86 Governor's Small Business Advisory Council, Director of the 1983-84 Republican Caucus of National Lieutenant Governors, and Special Regulatory Counsel to numerous human service agencies and multinational businesses.
Roger enjoys the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell legal ability/ethical standards rating ("A-V"). In 2000, he was selected by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer publications as one of the "40 Under Forty Illinois Attorneys to Watch," a designation accorded to less than 1% of the state's practicing attorneys.
From 2004 through 2015, Roger was selected by his own peers in a statewide evaluation as one of "Illinois' Leading Lawyers" in Regulatory Law representation, a distinction accorded to less than 5% of the state's most respected and experienced practicing attorneys. He has been featured as one of the top designated lawyers in Illinois in numerous editions of Chicago Lawyer magazine and Illinois Super Lawyers magazine.
Most recently, Roger was also selected by his peers to be included in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Government Relations Law, a designation he has continuously received since 2007. The Best Lawyers in America, representing 80 specialties in all 50 states and Washington, DC, is compiled through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of the top lawyers in the U.S. confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
For four years, Roger has also served by appointment with the Department of Justice as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in securities law cases. He has represented numerous professional and trade associations, governmental bodies and individuals before the General Assembly, and the many regulatory agencies of Illinois and the Federal Government.
In business litigation, he has successfully represented Fortune 500 companies, partnerships, small businesses, universities, and directors and officers in breach of contract claims, regulatory matters, significant enforcement of judgment suits (i.e. overseas assets), negligence claims, civil rights and constitutional claims, environmental and securities enforcement matters, and a variety of other claims and trials.
Roger has served on the Firm's Executive Committee for nine years.
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Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America - Government Relations Law -2014 (cited in multiple years)
- Illinois Leading Lawyers - 2014 (cited in multiple years)
- Martindale-Hubbell legal ability/ethical standards rating (“A-V”) - Highest possible rating
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer – 40 Under Forty Illinois Attorneys to Watch – 2000
Languages
English
Education
Graduated
Loyola University Chicago
Graduated 1989
Indiana University Bloomington, BA
Graduated 1982
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (312) 360-6000
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Chicago, Illinois 60606
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