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Negotiated the first water permit variance issued in Georgia recognizing increased discharge limits based on study of bioavailability of metal. Negotiated the first Georgia variable flow oxygen injection permit, which permitted discharge levels below minimum federal and state dissolved oxygen standards. Handled water issues in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Pennsylvania and Florida. Advised clients on TMDL issues. In 1990, negotiated one of first prospective purchaser agreements for company to buy part of old mining facility without being subject to claims for the cost of cleanup of contamination from previous owners. Successfully removed multiple sites from the Georgia Hazardous Site Inventory. Currently representing clients in Superfund matters in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Carolina. 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As Chair of our International Trade practice and the manager of our Brussels office, Steve represents clients in a wide range of trade investigations and disputes. \nSteve advises clients on international trade, market access, investment, climate change, and other regulatory and policy matters, including related litigation and enforcement actions.\nSteve advises clients in anti-dumping, countervailing duty (anti-subsidy) and safeguard proceedings in Australia, Brazil, China, the EU, India, Mexico, the United States, and other countries in a broad range of sectors, including chemicals, steel, textiles, agriculture and certain high-tech products.\nIn addition, Steve has market leading experience in the design, analysis, and implementation of carbon border and other trade-related climate measures (including the EU's CBAM and implementation of California's climate change law, AB 32). He also has substantial experience in market access, supply chain, trade policy, and dispute settlement matters, including cases under the various agreements of the World Trade Organization.\nSteve is on the Advisory Board of Indiana University's Manufacturing Policy Institute and is a frequent author and speaker at international trade and WTO seminars worldwide. 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Case No. 19-2769.{{ FIELD }}Litigation counsel to a medical device company in state court litigation involving breaches of contract related to insurance policies.{{ FIELD }}U.S. v. Eric Bloom: Represented the government in a four-week trial of the former president and CEO of futures commission merchant Sentinel Management Group. The jury found Bloom guilty of wire fraud and a criminal violation of the Investment Advisers Act. This was the largest fraud trial in Chicago’s history by dollar amount lost ($665 million).{{ FIELD }}U.S. v. Yihao Pu, Sahil Uppal: Led the prosecution of two employees who stole high-frequency trade algorithm data and code from a global Chicago-based financial institution and a New Jersey financial firm, resulting in their convictions for theft of trade secrets and obstruction of justice.{{ FIELD }}U.S. v. Gregory Chester, et al.: Led the investigation and trial team against leaders of the Hobos criminal enterprise. After a trial that spanned more than four months, the jury returned guilty verdicts against all defendants.{{ FIELD }}Patrick is a former federal prosecutor with a proven track record of navigating clients through their most sensitive and challenging matters. Patrick regularly performs sensitive internal investigations for companies and, their Boards of Directors. He also represents companies and their executives in criminal and regulatory enforcement matters. Beyond that, he is a trial lawyer. He is equally adept defending companies and their executives as he is prosecuting claims on their behalf up through verdict.\nPatrick has been recognized as a leading lawyer in white-collar and government investigations. Chambers USA has been ranking Patrick since 2019 to this day. In 2020, Crain’s Chicago Business named Patrick to its prestigious 40 Under 40 list, noting that he was “widely viewed as the best investigator” while an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.\nPatrick is an accomplished trial lawyer, having taken more than a dozen cases to trial. His trial experience spans federal and state court, and he has trial experience bringing and defending against claims on behalf of his clients. Patrick brings passion, insightfulness, and a methodological approach to trial, helping clients achieve their goals as efficiently and effectively as possible. When not trying cases, Patrick draws on his trial experience to help his clients in litigation and enforcement matters focus on key objectives and how best to achieve those objectives. Representative litigation matters span antitrust, racketeering, breaches of fiduciary duty, securities fraud, to other commercial and business litigation claims. \nBefore joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Patrick served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. He was Deputy Chief of General Crimes, responsible for training and supervising new Assistant U.S. Attorneys on federal criminal procedure, grand jury practice, investigative techniques, and trials. Patrick led hundreds of grand jury investigations, prosecuted high-profile criminal cases through to trial, and briefed and argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.\nPatrick has served as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law, where he co-teaches a course on Chicago’s gun violence epidemic.\nEarlier in his career, Patrick clerked for the Honorable Richard C. Wesley of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York. Patrick Otlewski lawyer Partner Excellence in Law Enforcement Award  COOK COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS National Award for Outstanding Investigation in a Complex Interrelated Priority Target Investigation U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ORGANIZED CRIME DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES Top Ranked Lawyer, Litigation: White-Collar Crime \u0026amp; Government Investigations Chambers USA, Illinois (2020-2022) Patrick Otlewski is a careful and extraordinarily hard-working lawyer. 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Defended the founder of a bank in parallel Department of Justice criminal and OCC regulatory investigations, successfully obtaining closure of the criminal investigation and resolving the regulatory investigation on favorable terms. Defended a U.S. government contractor in parallel criminal and civil investigations by the Department of Justice into allegations of False Claims Act violations, with no charges brought. Defended a company and its executives in a Department of Justice criminal investigation into allegations of public corruption, with no charges brought. Defending two members of the Board of Directors of an investment firm in an SEC enforcement investigation, with no charges brought. Defended an individual targeted by the Department of Justice for criminal allegations of commodities fraud and insider trading, successfully obtaining a full declination of all federal charges. Defended an individual who was the target of an export violation investigation by the Department of Justice, obtaining a misdemeanor plea deal on behalf of the client. Trial counsel for a publicly held company in a seven-week federal antitrust trial, with allegations of conspiracy to violate the federal Sherman Act. Trial counsel for an asset management company in a two-week breach-of-contract trial in state court, where the investment firm prevailed on its counterclaim and was found not liable against the plaintiffs’ claims seeking millions of dollars in damages. Trial counsel for a construction company in litigation against the Illinois Toll Highway Authority, where the court entered a temporary restraining order against the Toll Highway Authority. Trial counsel for an investment advisory firm in breach-of-fiduciary-duty and defamation litigation with former executives. Litigation counsel for major automobile manufacturers in an ongoing Clean Air Act preemption case. Litigation counsel for the CFTC Chairman, two CFTC Commissioners, the CFTC Director of Enforcement, and other CFTC officials in federal contempt proceedings, successfully obtaining mandamus relief from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. See In re: Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 7th Cir. Case No. 19-2769. Litigation counsel to a medical device company in state court litigation involving breaches of contract related to insurance policies. U.S. v. Eric Bloom: Represented the government in a four-week trial of the former president and CEO of futures commission merchant Sentinel Management Group. The jury found Bloom guilty of wire fraud and a criminal violation of the Investment Advisers Act. This was the largest fraud trial in Chicago’s history by dollar amount lost ($665 million). U.S. v. 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John focuses on advising tobacco manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and suppliers in all aspects of their businesses, including tobacco taxation matters, compliance with the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and related FDA rules and guidance, administrative disputes involving federal and state governmental entities, and commercial agreements. He works with clients in all segments of the tobacco industry, including electronic nicotine delivery systems and other novel products and traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars, snus, and moist snuff. 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In 1991, Ed shared the Department of Commerce\u0026rsquo;s Gold Medal Award for his role with the\u0026nbsp;Antifriction Bearings Administrative Review Team.\u0026nbsp;The Department\u0026rsquo;s Gold Medal is the highest form of honorary recognition and is given for \u0026ldquo;extraordinary accomplishments in support of the critical objectives of the Department with a significant beneficial effect on the nation.\u0026rdquo; Ed received three other Departmental awards during his tenure for \u0026ldquo;excellence in administering the antidumping law.\u0026rdquo; Prior to joining the government, Ed was Vice President of Extrade Corporation, an import/export firm engaged in the chemical, rubber and plastics trade.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":4165}]},"capability_group_id":2},"created_at":"2025-05-26T05:03:50.000Z","updated_at":"2025-05-26T05:03:50.000Z","searchable_text":"O'Neill{{ FIELD }}Ed O’Neill is a senior consultant in the International Trade practice of King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Washington, D.C., office.  He focuses primarily on trade remedy investigations. Ed represents both petitioners and respondents in antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguards investigations before the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the European Commission, Mexico’s Ministry of Trade \u0026amp; Industry, China’s Ministry of Commerce, as well as other jurisdictions. He advises clients in trade remedy cases encompassing dumping margin calculations, subsidy rate calculations, and economic and financial analysis in connection with injury investigations. Ed works with clients in the steel, chemical, cement, metals, plastics, paper, refractory, tire, furniture, plastic film and bag, cookware, rice, beef, pork, apple, and raspberry industries. In his over 30 years of private practice, Ed has advised clients in more than 100 trade remedy proceedings and participated in approximately 50 on-site verifications.\nFrom 1987 to 1991, Ed worked for the Federal Government as a Senior International Trade Analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he was responsible for administering U.S. antidumping laws. In 1991, Ed shared the Department of Commerce’s Gold Medal Award for his role with the Antifriction Bearings Administrative Review Team. The Department’s Gold Medal is the highest form of honorary recognition and is given for “extraordinary accomplishments in support of the critical objectives of the Department with a significant beneficial effect on the nation.” Ed received three other Departmental awards during his tenure for “excellence in administering the antidumping law.” Prior to joining the government, Ed was Vice President of Extrade Corporation, an import/export firm engaged in the chemical, rubber and plastics trade.  Consultant","searchable_name":"Edmond A. O'Neill","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":34,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null}]}}