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Paul B. Uhlenhop is a member of the firm’s extensive securities, commodities and financial service practice, which he formerly headed.
In Paul’s distinguished career, he has worked on major initiatives in the financial services industry from compliance, litigation and business perspectives. Through his varied work, Paul has advised and mentored members of industry, government and regulatory bodies, in Chicago and nationwide.
Since 1962, when he joined the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., Paul’s practice has focused on major developments in financial services. In 1971, he came to Lawrence Kamin, and since then has lent his expertise in assisting our clients. Today, Paul is regarded as one of the leading authorities of the futures and securities bar. His clients have included multibillion-dollar, integrated international entities, as well as single-employee broker-dealers, and he has handled matters ranging from organization of a simple brokerage to crisis management for major firms and industry members. Paul is a recognized authority on financial reporting, including complex net capital issues.
Paul’s experience in working with both local and national regulators is practically unparalleled in Chicago. He has taught introductory and graduate-level courses on securities and futures regulation and enforcement law at both the University of Illinois College of Law and the IIT Kent School of Law. Many of his former students now practice in Chicago and nationwide in law firms and with regulatory authorities and exchanges. He has served as a member of the Planning Committee of the Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Institute at Northwestern University College of Law for many years, and continues as a frequent panelist and panel chair at securities, futures and derivatives conferences, and regularly presents at programs sponsored by the American Bar Association, the Futures Industry Association, the National Society of Compliance Professionals, the National Regulatory Service and the Chicago Bar Association.
Paul is actively involved in various community service groups, including having chaired the board of directors of The Cradle Foundation, one of the nation’s largest adoption services agencies, and currently serves on the board of directors of the Ravinia Festival. A former Navy officer, Paul remains an avid sailor. Paul and his wife, Virginia, reside in Wilmette, Illinois.
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Futures & Derivatives
Securities
Lawrence, Kamin, Saunders & Uhlenhop LLC
Partner: 1971-Present
Securities & Exchange Commission,
Washington, D.C.
Enforcement Division, 1962-1971
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1961
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
B.A., with honors, 1958
State of Illinois
American Bar Association
Business Law, Antitrust Law, Litigation,
and International Law Sections
Securities Law Committee
Futures Law Committee
Broker-Dealer Subcommittee
Chairman of Futures Litigation
Subcommittee, 1998-2004
New York State Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association
Securities Law Committee
Antitrust Committee
Chicago Bar Association
University of Illinois College of Law
Board of Visitors, 1981-1988
President of Board of Visitors, 1985-1987
Futures and Derivatives Law Reporter
Board of Editors, 2001-Present
Global Markets Journal
Board of Editors, 2000-2004
Ravinia Festival Association
Board Member, 1991-1999, 2000-Present
The Cradle Foundation
Board of Trustees, 1985-Present
Chairman, 2000-2004
Vice Chairman, 1994-2000
Secretary, 1989-1995
Wilmette Harbor Association
Special Counsel to the Board, 1984-2004
President, 1981-1982
Board Trustee, 1976-1984
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