About Leigh Brissenden

Leigh Brissenden focuses her practice primarily on financial markets litigation, regulatory defense and white-collar defense. She also concentrates her practice on enforcement matters relating to the financial services industry and the federal securities laws.

Experience that leads to deep litigation knowledge

During law school, Leigh was the executive articles editor of the Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, a research assistant to Professor Susan Provenzano, a member of the Moot Court Society, and a judicial extern for the Honorable Jorge Alonso of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Practice Focus

  • Financial services litigation and enforcement
  • Securities litigation and enforcement
  • Regulatory litigation and enforcement
  • White-collar defense and investigations