Lori Lightfoot, '89: President of the Chicago Police Board, speaks at the City Club of Chicago, March 12, 2018 (Audio)
Police Reform: The Path Forward – Lori Lightfoot, Chicago Police Board
As a partner at Mayer Brown LLP, Lori Lightfoot specializes in commercial litigation, internal investigations and other white-collar work on behalf of individual and institutional clients. Lightfoot has extensive experience in every phase of litigation and has tried over 20 cases.
Lightfoot has been committed to public service and social justice throughout her legal career. Lightfoot has been a federal prosecutor and served in a number of leadership roles in Chicago city government. Lightfoot was appointed President of the Chicago Police Board by Mayor Emanuel in 2015 and recently reappointed for a two-year term. As chair of the Mayor’s Task Force on Police Accountability, she and her colleagues issued a frank and powerful report revealing systemic problems within the Chicago Police Department and calling for a significant overhaul of Chicago’s police accountability infrastructure and reinvestment in training and other areas.
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