Eimer Stahl LLP is pleased to announce that former federal prosecutor Bradley Tucker has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Chicago office. Tucker represents clients in complex commercial litigation, government and internal investigations, and financial services disputes.
Tucker joins Eimer Stahl as the firm continues to expand its Government Investigations and White Collar Defense practice. He brings extensive experience leading investigations involving securities fraud, insider trading, bribery, money laundering, and cryptocurrency-related matters. His arrival further strengthens the firm's ability to represent companies, financial institutions, investment advisers, funds, and executives facing government investigations, enforcement actions, and complex business disputes.
Prior to joining the firm, Tucker served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois. There, he led teams of prosecutors and federal agents in complex financial crime investigations and prosecutions. His work involved broker-dealers, investment advisers, private equity funds, securities and commodities traders, banks, and cryptocurrency firms. He also served as first-chair trial counsel in securities and wire fraud cases, worked on parallel Department of Justice and SEC investigations, led one of the Office's most significant recent insider trading prosecutions, and argued multiple appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Tucker served as a special agent with the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, where he led fraud, national security, and internal misconduct investigations.
Tucker was previously a litigation associate at a leading global law firm, where he represented funds and other financial industry clients in complex litigation and regulatory matters, including matters before the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and other self-regulatory organizations. He clerked for the Honorable Michael Y. Scudder, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Nebraska.
"Brad has spent his career investigating and trying some of the most complex financial crime matters. He understands not only how prosecutors and regulators approach these investigations, but also the financial markets and regulatory issues that drive them," said Vanessa Jacobsen, Managing Partner of Eimer Stahl’s Chicago office. "That experience strengthens our ability to represent clients in investigations, enforcement actions, and related litigation."
Tucker added, "Having spent years building and trying these cases from the government's side, I understand how prosecutors and regulators approach an investigation from its earliest stages. I'm excited to bring that perspective to Eimer Stahl's clients and to work alongside a team known for handling complex cases and high-stakes trials."
