Andrew R. DeVooght is moving from the U.S. Attorney’s in Chicago to MoloLamken.
DeVooght served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the office’s Criminal Division, where he prosecuted a broad range of federal crimes, including investor fraud, healthcare fraud, criminal copyright infringement, and theft of government program funds.
Before joining the government, DeVooght was a partner with Winston & Strawn, where he handled complex civil litigation and white collar criminal defense.
He began his career as an associate at noted Chicago litigation boutique Bartlit, Beck, Herman, Palenchar & Scott.
He clerked for Judge Michael S. Kanne of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
“We are delighted to have Andy join us and expect he will hit the ground running,” said MoloLamken partner and co-founder Steven Molo. “He is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who has handled matters in all the substantive areas in which we practice — business litigation, IP, and white collar defense.”
“Andy’s experience and credentials are exceptional,” said the firm’s other co-founder Jeffrey Lamken. “His addition is in keeping with our commitment to growing an A+ team and providing the highest quality representation to our clients.”
“Looking at the substance of the work MoloLamken is doing across the board and the talent they’ve assembled, it’s exciting to be a part of that,” DeVooght said. “This is a firm that understands the marketplace and has structured itself to meet client needs and at the same time positioned itself for financial success. Clients trust them because they listen and because no one is going to out-work them; no one is going to out-think them.”
Steven Molo and Jeffrey Lamken formed the firm in October 2009 after having held leadership positions at large, full-service firms.
They saw a need for a different model for handling high-stakes matters.
MoloLamken LLP is a litigation boutique with a national practice focused on complex, high-stakes civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, United States Supreme Court and appellate cases, and regulatory matters before administrative agencies.
The firm maintains offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago and has a global client base.
The firm’s clients include leading corporations, private equity firms, hedge funds, executives, investors, inventors, and individuals. While its three offices are in the U.S., its clients are worldwide, including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America.
“The market has responded favorably to our business model as we’ve grown from five to 21 lawyers in just four years, a period during which many firms have been retrenching,” Molo said. “The quality of our people and the sophistication of the matters we handle has been extraordinary,” Lamken added.