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John
P.
Kelsh
Partner
Chicago
312.853.7097
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JOHN P. KELSH is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Group in the firm’s Chicago office. He is co-chair of the firm’s global Corporate Governance and Compliance practice area. He regularly advises numerous publicly-traded corporations on a wide range of matters, with a particular focus on the federal securities laws, corporate governance and executive compensation.
Mr. Kelsh joined the firm in 1998 and became a partner in 2004. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Mr. Kelsh regularly speaks on corporate law and securities matters and has taught Securities Regulation at both Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. He is the author or co-author of a number of articles, including “Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: The Case for a Personal Culpability Requirement,” 59 Bus. Law. 1005 (May 2004) and, with Tom Cole, “Safe Passage in Approving Pay Plans, Directors & Boards” (Fourth Quarter 2004).