John Sikora represents companies and their executives in enforcement investigations and leads sensitive internal investigations on behalf of companies and their audit committees.
John leverages his extensive government experience with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to represent public companies, fund managers, investment advisers, and financial services firms in their most critical investigations and disputes. Prior to joining Latham, he was an Assistant Director in the Chicago Regional Office and in the Asset Management Unit of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, a national specialized unit that focuses on misconduct by investment advisers, investment companies, and private funds.
John is a frequent speaker and panelist on securities law issues. John earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation in April 2012.
John has successfully handled numerous high-stakes SEC investigations for clients. In a significant case involving the SEC and the Department of Justice (DOJ), John co-led a Latham trial team that obtained a full acquittal for a client in a rare criminal securities fraud case brought by the DOJ alleging a scheme to overstate a public company’s revenues. After the acquittal, John and the Latham team persuaded the SEC to drop all of its fraud allegations and settle on terms highly favorable to the client.
John's additional experience includes representing:
Bill Baker, Brian Kowalski, and John Sikora recognized on list of best securities enforcement defense lawyers in the industry.
The firm was featured among powerhouse litigation departments in Chicago in The National Law Journal's Chicago Litigation Departments of the Year special report.