John Lausch is a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. John is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and has deep experience in both private practice and government service. John is an accomplished leader, dedicated counselor and experienced trial lawyer who focuses his practice on government enforcement defense, internal investigations and other litigation matters.

John’s experience in private practice includes representing BP in connection with government investigations and related litigation resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil spill. He has also represented companies and individuals before various governmental entities and led confidential internal investigations for companies and/or their boards of directors on a variety of other matters, including in connection with allegations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud and environmental crimes.