CHICAGO – Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC is pleased to announce the addition of David W. Porteous as a partner in its Litigation Practice and Securities Service Group. 

Mr. Porteous, 37, comes to the firm from Gardner, Carton & Douglas LLP’s Chicago office, where he was an attorney in the Financial Markets Litigation Practice.  Previously, he served as a staff attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement in New York, and also worked under regional counsel for NASD regulation in Chicago and New Orleans.

“We are thrilled to welcome David to our securities team," said Aaron S. Kase, who leads the Securities Service Group at Levenfeld Pearlstein.  "His extensive experience litigating a broad array of securities matters and advising clients on regulatory compliance issues will make him a valuable addition to the group and the firm.”

Mr. Porteous concentrates his practice on complex disputes involving the securities, commodities, and futures markets in litigation, arbitration, enforcement proceedings and investigations, as well as advising broker-dealers and other financial institutions on compliance issues.  He is a member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals, and frequently writes and speaks on regulatory and compliance issues.

Mr. Porteous earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his juris doctor from Tulane University Law School.