A Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, Chuck Sklarsky is counted on by individuals and companies who are facing their most high-stakes matters. Through his esteemed career, he has been consistently recognized as one of America’s leading lawyers in litigation and white-collar crimes and investigations.
Chuck counsels clients on grand jury investigations, SEC investigations and enforcement actions, FCPA investigations and enforcement actions, qui tam litigation, complex civil litigation and appearances before regulatory bodies. He also advises clients on fraud and abuse, conflicts of interest and criminal tax matters, criminal antitrust, theft of trade secrets, securities fraud, and regulatory matters.
Chuck joined Jenner & Block in 1986 after serving more than eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and more than four years as an Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County. At the United States Attorney’s Office, he held the positions of Deputy Chief of Criminal Litigation and later Chief of Criminal Receiving and Appeals. He was an architect of Operation Greylord, an unprecedented undercover probe of corruption in the Cook County judiciary.
Credentials
Service / Recognition
Overview
A Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, Chuck Sklarsky is counted on by individuals and companies who are facing their most high-stakes matters. Through his esteemed career, he has been consistently recognized as one of America’s leading lawyers in litigation and white-collar crimes and investigations.
Chuck counsels clients on grand jury investigations, SEC investigations and enforcement actions, FCPA investigations and enforcement actions, qui tam litigation, complex civil litigation and appearances before regulatory bodies. He also advises clients on fraud and abuse, conflicts of interest and criminal tax matters, criminal antitrust, theft of trade secrets, securities fraud, and regulatory matters.
Chuck joined Jenner & Block in 1986 after serving more than eight years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and more than four years as an Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County. At the United States Attorney’s Office, he held the positions of Deputy Chief of Criminal Litigation and later Chief of Criminal Receiving and Appeals. He was an architect of Operation Greylord, an unprecedented undercover probe of corruption in the Cook County judiciary.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Admissions
- Illinois, 1973
Education
- University of Wisconsin Law School, JD, 1973
- Harvard College, BA, cum laude, 1968
Court Admissions
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1986
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1978
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1973
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar), 1983
Service / Recognition
Awards
- Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star: General Commercial, White Collar Crime, 2017, 2018
- The Best Lawyers, Chicago Best Lawyers White-Collar Lawyer of the Year, 2011
- The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2005-2021, 2024, 2026
- Chambers Global, Litigation, 2004
- Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois), 2004-2017, 2024; Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations (Illinois), 2007-2018, 2023-2025; Senior Statespeople; 2019-2022
- Illinois Super Lawyers, Criminal Defense: White Collar, 2005-2022; Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyers, 2009-2011
- Lawdragon Magazine, 3000 Leading Lawyers in America, 2010
- Leading Lawyers Network, Commercial Litigation, 2003-2019; Criminal Defense Law: White Collar, 2003-2019; Top 100 Business Lawyers in Illinois, 2006, 2007
- Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2017, 2020, 2021
- Legal Media Group, Best of the Best 2013, White Collar Crime; Best of the Best USA 2013, White Collar Crime
- Who's Who Legal, The International Who’s Who of Investigations Lawyers & Forensic Experts, 2014-present; The International Who's Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers, 2013-present; Who's Who Legal Illinois, Business Crime, 2007, 2008
Service to the Bar
- American Bar Association
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association