John C. Kocoras is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. John focuses his practice on internal investigations, white-collar criminal defense issues including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters and complex litigation.
John has led multi-disciplined domestic and international corporate investigations for global corporations, private equity firms and law firms. His previous projects have included Foreign Corrupt Practices Act internal investigations, fraud investigations, investigative due diligence before sensitive transactions and intellectual property protection investigations.
John served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Northern District of Illinois, where he represented the United States in federal criminal matters throughout investigations, trials and appeals, including cases involving white collar crimes, public corruption, terrorism and violent crimes. He clerked for former Chief Judge James C. Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 1997-1998.
John is the recipient of several awards including the 2005 Award for Excellence, President’s Council for Integrity & Efficiency; the 2005 Investigation of the Year award, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association; and the 2005 Inspector General’s Integrity Award, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. He is the author of the Corporate Governance Advisor article, “Making a Federal Case Out of It: Packaging the Corporate Investigation for Prosecution” and “Thinking Externally on Internal Investigations,” American Bar Association Section of Litigation.
John is admitted to practice in Illinois.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. (cum laude)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A.
