Ankur Shingal

• Counsel for a former executive of a leading social media platform in testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
• Counsel for a public company in internal and government investigations relating to management of supply chain issues.
• Counsel for major hedge fund related to FCPA, AML, and forfeiture investigation.
• Counsel for one of the seven largest banks in the U.S. in relation to inquiries and oversight hearings by the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee.
• Non-profit Wetlands Preservation Foundation, based in Stockton, California, in litigation against the California Department of Water Resources and The Nature Conservancy concerning gross mismanagement of an integral island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Following a ten-day bench trial, the Court issued a writ of mandate against the Department of Water Resources and held that it had failed to comply with its public trust obligations on Staten Island. Ankur's experience included briefing and arguing pretrial motions, deposing and defending numerous witnesses, preparing witnesses for trial, and serving as a key trial team member for the trial in California state court.*
• A real estate investment platform in a securities class action.*
• Intuitive Surgical against patent infringement allegations targeting Ethicon’s surgical staplers and endocutters used with Intuitive’s Da Vinci robotic surgical systems. Ankur's experience included briefing and arguing pretrial motions, assisting in deposition preparation for witnesses, and assisting in drafting of expert reports.*
• Counseled a major mobile gaming company related to pre-litigation trademark and copyright disputes against competitor.*

* The above matters were handled by Ankur prior to joining Sidley.

• Most recently, Ankur represented an elementary school student in an appeal of an exclusionary discipline decision. In partnership with co-counsel, Ankur was able to help the student fully reinstate without maintaining a record of expulsion.
• At a prior firm, Ankur represented and assisted in obtaining the re-sentencing and release of Clifton Jones, who had been imprisoned in California State Court for 15 years for allegedly killing his infant son. Ankur assisted in researching and drafting motions and petitions that ultimately led to Jones's release based on faulty science related to “shaken baby syndrome.”
• Drafted and filed an amici brief in front of the First Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of numerous administrative law professors in an immigration matter related to Matter of A-B-.
• University of Chicago Law School, Pro Bono Service Initiative – Dean’s Certificate of Recognition

• Associates’ Diversity Committee