Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot (D) announced Mark Flessner, a Holland & Knight partner since 2012, will serve as the city’s next corporation counsel and lead the city’s 450-person law department.
Flessner was named to the post late May 16. He will succeed Edward Siskel, a former Washington-based WilmerHale partner.
Lightfoot, elected April 2, will be inaugurated as Chicago’s 56th mayor May 20.
An experienced trial attorney, Flessner also served as a federal prosecutor in Chicago for more than a decade. His current practice includes advising clients in civil, criminal, and regulatory matters. He’s represented clients in the health care, retail, ...
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