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Re-examination podcast: Anton “Tony” Valukas on the demise of Lehman Brothers
*Editor’s Note: Re-examination is a collaboration between M Coffey and Infinite that explores legal history through conversations with the lawyers who shaped it. Co-hosted by Andrew Longstreth, head writer at Infinite, and Murray Coffey, founder of M Coffey, this podcast series draws out lessons from some of the most effective storytellers in the law. Launched on the 15th anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ collapse, the inaugural episode of Re-examination welcomes senior Jenner & Block partner Anton “Tony” Valukas. Tony walks us through his remarkable experience as the court-appointed examiner responsible for investigating one of the most complex and consequential financial collapses in history: The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. In an earthquake felt around the world, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, triggering a global financial crisis. With record revenu
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Anton R. Valukas
American lawyer
Anton R. Valukas (born 1943)[1] is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1985 to 1989. In 2007, he became the chairman of Jenner & Block. He was later appointed bankruptcy examiner during the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.
Early life and education
[edit]Valukas is the son of Anton J. Valukas, a former Illinois Circuit Court judge. His grandfather, Anton Kasmir, migrated to the United States from Lithuania. He attended Lawrence University, graduating in 1965, and Northwestern University School of Law, graduating in 1968. He was admitted to the bar of Illinois in 1968.
Career
[edit]Valukas became an Assistant United States Attorney in 1970. In 1974, he became Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division of the United States Department of Justice. Then, in 1975–76, he served as First Assistant United States Attorney. In addition to his duties at the Department
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White-Collar Crime
Jenner Chair Anton Valukas Talks with '60 Minutes' About Lehman Brothers 'Shell Game'
By Martha Neil
60 Minutes interview with Anton Valukas.
Hired to determine what happened at Lehman Brothers that put the longtime private bank into a September 2008 bankruptcy that threatened the U.S. economy, chairman Anton R. Valukas of Jenner & Block found that there was enough evidence of wrongdoing to justify a criminal case.
But the Securities and Exchange Commission has not pursued one, 60 Minutes reported Sunday, despite what Valukas described as a “shell game” of back-and-forth international transfers intended to make its finances look far more substantial than they were.
Asked by interviewer Steve Kroft if he was upset about the lack of prosecution in the case, Valukas said that wasn’t his job: “My job was to set out the facts, lay it out,” he told Kroft. “They have to make their own prosecutive decisions.”